Conflict
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 08:29
Georgians wanted Russian soldiers to "take" then-president Mikheil Saakashvili during the 2008 war over South Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:49
South Sudan's army said it had lost control of the flashpoint town of Bor on Wednesday, its first acknowledged reversal in three days of clashes between rival groups of soldiers that have triggered warnings of a slide into civil war.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:44
Young Nation 'on Cusp of Civil War' A strategic town north of South Sudan's capital fell Thursday to renegade troops who appeared to be mobilizing into a rebel force to challenge for control of the oil-rich African country.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:40
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone hosted main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over a lunch held at the Embassy residence on Dec. 19, as a corruption and bribery probe targeting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s allies continued to rock the country.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:36
U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power landed Thursday in this war-scorched nation and said the United States would provide a military liaison presence to assist African Union forces amid deepening worries about an escalating humanitarian crisis.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:33
Samantha Power, U.S. envoy to the United Nations, was in Central African Republic, she said, to show how important the situation there is to the United States.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:18
The American ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, landed in this besieged capital early on Thursday with what she called a blunt and simple message: The United States is watching.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:13
The latest charges against ousted president Mohamed Morsi are part of a “bid to discredit” him, said the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:09
Ennahdha, Ettakatol and the Quartet applauded this choice, while the opposition cried foul. Indeed, Tunisia has gained a new prime minister but has not succeeded in reaching consensus. Although there will be less pressure, the crisis will continue.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:05
Israeli troops shot and killed a member of the Palestinian security forces whom they were seeking to arrest in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Israeli military said.