Conflict
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 09:16
Discussions were held during a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Erlan Abdyldaev and Sirojiddin Aslov.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:33
In an emailed statement on Wednesday, he called the charges “baseless,” “politically motivated” and “beyond preposterous,” noting that he had never been a member or supporter of the Brotherhood.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:28
The deaths are the latest in multiple rounds of fighting between the Sunni neighbourhood of Bab al-Tebbaneh and the Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:25
"We have had some fairly clear indications that the parties are willing to discuss issues of access to needy people, the liberation of prisoners and local ceasefires," U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:18
For now, the White House and the State Department are expressing outrage over the images, even as they caution that the United States has not independently authenticated them.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:16
"Our hearts and the hearts of the (Muslim) nation, which hangs its hopes on you, have bled for the infighting that has spread between the ranks of those waging jihad for Islam," Zawahri said in the five-minute recording.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:42
Foreign Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed Wednesday told reporters that Kenya had been approached to help boost the more than 5,500 soldiers needed to guard peace in the neighbouring country.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:36
Germany has declared that it will not contribute combat troops to the planned EU mission in the Central African Republic. In addition to providing logistical support, it is mulling over an exchange deal with France.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:22
How much longer will the African Standby Force (ASF) simply continue to ‘stand by’ while France and others deal with Africa’s crises? As African leaders prepare for their 22nd Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa next week, questions around the implementation of the ASF have become more urgent than ever.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:19
Human Rights Watch has condemned what it says is a "disturbing silence" in Rwanda over the murder of an anti-corruption activist six months ago, accusing police in the central African nation of foot-dragging.