Conflict
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:26
Lebanese security forces have detained nine people, mostly Syrians, suspected of involvement in planning terrorist attacks, including a twin bombing last week, and smuggling extremists into the country.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:23
For President Obama, the short-term response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was straightforward and relatively easy: The American military and intelligence agencies provided information to help French warplanes bomb Islamic State targets on Sunday in the group’s stronghold in northern Syria.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:20
When US President Barack Obama phoned President Jacob Zuma on Thursday to express his grave concern about the situation in Burundi and to encourage African states to do more, Zuma expressed his support for the mediation efforts of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:11
The U.S. and its allies failed to stop Rwanda from descending into genocide. With Burundi teetering on the brink, they are facing a new and very dangerous test.
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 06:50
Key Western powers and the United Nations are discussing the possible deployment of international peacekeepers to Burundi if the violence in the African country spirals into a full-scale ethnic conflict, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 06:31
Security forces boosted measures across Lebanon Friday as the country mourned the deaths of at least 43 people in a twin suicide bombing that targeted a crowded area in Beirut's southern suburb one day earlier.
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 06:20
The United States and its allies have sharply increased their airstrikes against the sprawling oil fields that the Islamic State controls in eastern Syria in an effort to disrupt one of the terrorist group’s main sources of revenue, American officials said this week.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 22:19
Eight presidential candidates have called for an investigation into voting that put Jovenel Moise in the lead
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 06:49
Is integrating ex-rebels and former government forces after war the way toward a stable peace? Policymakers and academics seem to think so; military integration has become an important part of peacebuilding.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 06:41
U.S. President Barack Obama, in a phone call with South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday, expressed "deep concern" about the situation in Burundi, the White House said.