Conflict
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 09:26
At least two people were killed and six others injured in clashes in south-eastern Guinea on Monday, a resident and a police source said, underscoring ethnic tensions simmering in the country in the run-up to parliamentary elections.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 07:14
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 06:56
Picture the scene. You are being held hostage by pirates on a ship just off the coast of one of the most lawless corners of Somalia. You have been there for more than two years in the grimmest conditions.
Monday, July 15, 2013 - 13:30
The chairman of Kazakhstan's opposition Azat (Free) party, Bolat Abilov, and opposition activist Marat Zhanuzaqov have been detained in Almaty.
Monday, July 15, 2013 - 13:28
The Kazakh authorities appear willing to go to great lengths to lure one of the country's most-wanted fugitives out of hiding.
Monday, July 15, 2013 - 13:11
This critical milestone is a tribute to the determination of the people of Afghanistan to take responsibility for their country’s future, and it was made possible by heavy sacrifices on the part of the United States, coalition partners, and the Afghan forces.