Conflict
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 08:00
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has called on Western powers to help stop the spread of militancy in his country.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:48
The European Union wants to help Somalia establish a coast guard service to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:43
As Uganda celebrates 51 years of independence Wednesday, a new political organization called the Freedom and Unity Front (FUF) has been created to liberate the country from what the organizers calls the fear, hunger, oppression, corruption, victimization, bribery, and nepotism under President Yoweri Museveni.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:43
“The closer the date of withdrawal is, the more evidence we have that Afghan security forces are not going to be ready,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russia Today television on Tuesday, Oct 8.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:30
This is the favorable path Liberians of all walks of life are treading in rejecting calls by some Liberians, many of whom are residing in the US, for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to resign mindful of their dreadful past violence that resulted into untold killing of over 300,000 people and destruction of major national infrastructures.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:24
Voters in Azerbaijan are casting ballots in a presidential election amid allegations of voting irregularities by opposition candidates.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:21
But while the outcome of this week's vote appears secure, the run-up has delivered campaign surprises that may raise hopes about the opposition's ability to rattle the ruling regime in the long term.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:46
The Palestinian economy could expand by over a third if Israel were to lift its restrictions on about 60 percent of the West Bank that it controls, the World Bank said.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:41
'The things that he didn’t say I think were most important,' said Merav Michaeli, a member of Israel’s Labor Party. 'He made sure that he doesn’t say anything that makes us uncomfortable.'
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:32
The federalists do not have widespread support for full autonomy, and often appear to use federalism more for leverage against Tripoli, according to analysts, local officials and diplomats.