Conflict
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:29
Brahimi seemed confident that neither side would walk out, at least in the coming days, and predicted that the talks would continue for another week before taking a break.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:24
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded another in a cross-border incident in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:15
The U.S. secretary of state pointed out that the world would protect Assad’s Allawite religious sect from persecution if he steps down.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:01
But Walid Muallem, Syria's foreign minister and head of its delegation, raised the stakes by warning that he would return to Damascus unless serious talks began by Saturday, Syrian state TV reported.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:49
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the two foreign ministers will first meet with the French, Russian, and U.S. co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is facilitating the talks.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:48
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan report that civilians have been caught in the cross-fire as the situation on the line of contact separating their forvces escalates.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:46
Azerbaijan's military planes are flying over the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, press service of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend on Friday.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:20
South Sudan's president on Friday said a new peace deal with rebels will help see the country's five-week conflict resolved through dialogue, even as a rebel leader accused the country's military of breaking the cease-fire.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:10
At least 16 people died in clashes in Central African Republic on Thursday as new interim president Catherine Samba-Panza took office with a plea for militia to lay down their arms to halt the escalating inter-religious violence.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:08
The government of South Sudan and rebels loyal to the country’s ousted former vice president signed a cease-fire agreement on Thursday, holding out the prospect of peace after more than a month of fighting that has torn the new nation apart.