Conflict
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 07:26
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai is facing renewed internal attacks from senior party officials who are holding clandestine meetings to plot his ouster through an early congress which they are pushing to be held in March 2014 instead of 2016 when it is due.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:48
The weapons were discovered in Adana, 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Turkish-Syrian border, by officials looking to cut down on drug smuggling, provincial governor Huseyin Avni Cos told reporters Thursday.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:46
The US secretary of state warned that if talks fail, Israel could see a third intifada and international isolation, and that calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions would increase.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:43
The Libyan government said Wednesday it will stop paying armed groups from the 2011 uprising unless they sign up to join the security forces by the end of the year.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:41
Lebanon’s Telecommunications Ministry confirmed to The Daily Star Wednesday that Israel had recently set up spying stations along the Blue Line before and after the 2006 war.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:37
The looting of hundreds of weapons in the town of Mahin will aid rebels who are based there, halfway between the capital and Homs, two cities where the opposition has tried to take territory during the civil war.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:21
Swiss scientists have confirmed that tests show the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had high levels of radioactive polonium in his body.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:12
After the success of the Congolese army and U.N. peacekeepers in defeating M23 rebels, the U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday that attention should now turn to tackling other armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, envoys said.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:09
Sudan's government will have a major cabinet reshuffle in the next two weeks, its first vice president said on Wednesday, a move apparently aimed at appeasing protesters after fuel price increases provoked the country's worst unrest in years.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:05
They have described the kingdom's effort as having two goals -- toppling the Assad regime, and weakening al Qaeda-linked groups in the country.