Conflict
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:58
The M23, an ethnic Tutsi rebel group described as a Rwandan proxy force, officially laid down its arms after suffering a crushing military defeat. The DR Cong has vowed to use the momentum of its victory against the M23 to go after other groups that have been wreaking havoc in the east
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:50
Shiite opposition bloc al-Wefaq released a statement Monday after the face-to-face with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa saying that it hoped the meeting would result in concrete steps.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:40
“We target the students to create future soldiers and leaders who can defend their cause and appreciate the value of resistance,” said a Qassam member who spoke on the condition that he be identified only as Abu Mahmoud.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:33
Refugee camps outside Syria's borders are barely coping and reports from some besieged communities inside the country say people are dying from starvation.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:24
A series of vandalism acts involving arson and writing graffiti on homes - apparently perpetrated by settlers - in Palestinian villages in recent weeks has raised tensions.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:03
Rebel forces launched an offensive Tuesday to retake the town of Malakal, the capital of a strategic oil-producing region in the world’s newest country, as reports emerged of a ferry accident in which as many as 200 South Sudanese fleeing clashes drowned, according to a military spokesman.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 07:01
Piracy at sea is at its lowest level in six years, with 264 attacks recorded - a 40% drop since Somali piracy peaked in 2011, a maritime watchdog has said.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 06:38
US military aircraft are due to fly Rwandan troops to the Central African Republic in the next few days as part of an African Union mission, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 06:00
Former Libyan militia fighters stormed parliament on Tuesday and fired in the air to try to force assembly members to take a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 14:19
At least 200 civilians including women and children drowned in a ferry accident while fleeing heavy fighting between government forces and rebels in Malakal, a northern oil city in South Sudan, the army said Tuesday.