Conflict
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 07:18
A special session of parliament convened on Tuesday to elect a new interim president for the Central African Republic, as the country bids to put months of brutal bloodshed behind it.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 07:12
A U.N. human rights team has gathered testimony that Chadian citizens, including peacekeepers, carried out mass killings during chaotic violence in Central African Republic, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 07:00
Zambian police have used batons and teargas on a crowd of opposition activists outside a police station where their leader had been summoned.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 06:59
Côte d'Ivoire’s Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CDVR) recently concluded its two-year mandate with a report detailing rights violations and the causes of past conflicts, but observers lambasted the panel for failing to help heal divisions and said that some of its findings were already well known.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 06:50
The top U.N. envoy in Congo said Monday there are “credible reports” that the M23 rebel group is recruiting fighters and resuming activities despite last month’s peace agreement with the Congolese government following its military defeat.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 06:37
The streets of this capital city’s center are nearly empty. A few citizens slowly walk the wide boulevards, outnumbered by French troops patrolling after recent deadly violence. The battered buildings remain, but much of the city’s population has disappeared.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 06:24
Thousands Flee Key Oil Town Amid Fighting
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 06:01
Britain and the US have warned they will rethink support for Syria's main opposition group if it fails to join peace talks, a Syrian source has said.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 05:59
Human rights groups say the improvised devices have killed hundreds of civilians in the civil war between President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebel forces.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 12:16
A group linked to al Qaeda recaptured much of its stronghold in the northeast Syrian city of Raqqa on Sunday, activists said, dealing a blow to rival rebel groups backed by Gulf Arab and Western states.