Conflict
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 08:16
South Sudan President Salva Kiir refused to sign a peace deal with rival Riek Machar after finding the text of the accord had been altered from the one that had been agreed upon, the government camp now says.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 06:35
Recent attacks and airstrikes by armed groups and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have killed numerous civilians and may amount to war crimes, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:19
Monday is the deadline for the two sides in South Sudan's civil war to sign a peace deal after a conflict which has caused thousands of deaths.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 06:44
A Saudi-led military offensive against Houthi rebels in Yemen has scored major gains this month, including recapturing the strategic port of Aden and the country's largest air base, after the Pentagon more than doubled the number of American advisors to provide enhanced intelligence for airstrikes.
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:59
The current military boost of the anti-Houthi forces has been used as leverage to justify the Arab coalition, mainly the strategy of airstrikes organised in Riyadh. The mistake that is being made by such analysts is that they look at the operation as a whole and using a monotone approach to the diverse tactics being used by the Arab coalition.
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:48
Tajikistan's Interior Ministry says it has filed extradition requests for seven alleged members of a banned Tajik political opposition group who were arrested in Russia in recent months.
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:35
Libya's internationally recognized government appealed to Arab countries to carry out airstrikes against the local Islamic State affiliate which is expanding its hold on the coastal city of Sirte.
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 07:21
The U.S. bombing campaign against Islamic State rebels surged in July as Kurdish fighters pushed into territory held by the militant group in Syria and Iraqi forces prepared an offensive to retake strategic northwestern cities, Pentagon figures showed.
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 06:49
Protests have been taking place weekly at dusk since May. Their purpose: to rail against what participants see as grotesque corruption at the highest levels of government.
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 06:38
A general strike against President Rafael Correa virtually paralyzed Ecuador's capital, provincial cities and major highways Thursday and violent clashes broke out between protesters and police in several cities.