Conflict
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 06:22
Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández has vowed to root out corruption ‘no matter who falls’ while in Guatemala the promise of new elections has not sated: ‘Without reform, it will just be about choosing the next group of thieves.’
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 05:42
South Sudan's army has lifted a more than a month-long aid blockade into rebel areas.
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 05:29
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed "grave concern" to his Russian counterpart on Thursday over a sharp rise in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine and urged an immediate ceasefire, the State Department said.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:16
South Sudan's rival forces have made little if any progress at talks on ending the country's civil war, the government has warned.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:11
The U.S. Army’s outgoing chief of staff warned Wednesday that reconciliation between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq is becoming harder and that partitioning the country “might be the only solution.”
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:08
US warplanes have carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish base, kicking off a key new phase in the campaign against the jihadists.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:38
Colombia’s national government is not reserving the money needed for an effective peace process with the FARC, said an economics expert on Tuesday.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:34
Georgia on Tuesday accused Russia of cutting off its citizens from their farmland by installing border signposts demarcating the breakaway South Ossetia region, calling on Moscow to refrain from "escalation".
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:27
The Kremlin is worried about not just what the American troops are teaching the Ukrainians, but what they may be learning from them and the Donbas battlefield.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:59
Kurdish militia fighters are using Android tablets and free Google mapping tools to track battle lines and coordinate close air support with the US military.