Conflict
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 08:56
Speaking in Brussels on September 19, Rasmussen welcomed a U.S.-Russian agreement on the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons but said the threat of a military strike was still necessary.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 08:54
While Turkey says it normally operates an open door policy, allowing Syrian refugees to cross freely into its territory, from time to time it temporarily closes its border crossings following clashes near its frontier.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:45
An extremist group linked to Al Qaeda routed Syrian rebel fighters and seized control of a gateway town near Syria’s northern border with Turkey on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:39
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is committed to a plan to destroy his country's chemical weapons, but warned it could take about a year.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 14:14
Kurdish fighters have forced jihadists to pull out of a village in northeastern Syria after clashes that left 21 dead on both sides, an activist group said Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:57
Golan said Assad should be removed for power on moral grounds, but predicted that the Syrian president will hang on despite the growing international pressure against him.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:55
Bahrain's main Shia Muslim groups have suspended participation in reconciliation talks with the Sunni-led government after the detention of an important opposition figure.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:41
In an interview with Russian media, Mr Ryabkov said the government of President Bashar al-Assad had given him new evidence that rebel forces had used chemical weapons.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:30
The number of prisons and illegal detention centres has increased. Now each battalion has its own special prison - some are known and others are secret.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:41
US private maritime security company AdvanFort has revealed that Benin’s government has given it permission to conduct anti-piracy operations off that country’s coast, protecting both domestic and foreign vessels.