Conflict
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:41
Pro-government fighters recaptured a provincial capital Sunday in southern Yemen after three days of intense fighting against Shiite rebels and their allies, military officials said, the latest in a string of battlefield successes by the Saudi-backed troops.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:15
The funds will be used for training programs at the Yavoriv training ground for the National Guard and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:24
Emails released by authorities on Wednesday reportededly revealed that neo-paramilitary group Los Urabeños and FARC rebels have been partnering to traffic drugs and stockpile weapons.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:48
South Sudan's government is due to unveil its own peace plan in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, just days after it refused to sign a regional plan to end the country's ongoing conflict.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:37
Growing violence in Burundi is a danger to the entire region and the international community must act to keep the crisis from escalating, the U.N.'s Special Representative for Central Africa said on Thursday.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:15
The war had its roots in long-standing Russia instrumentalisation of the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as a bargaining chip to influence Georgia's domestic policy.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:08
Yuriy Biriukov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, says the ministry must raise its budget to some 100 billion hryvnia (US $4.65 billion) per year to increase the number of professional troops in the armed forces.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 08:52
The United States views with concern reports of recent decisions by the Venezuelan National Electoral Council and Comptroller General banning certain members of the political opposition from running for or holding public office.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 08:50
Secretary of State John Kerry announced today at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Qatar that the United States is providing nearly $62 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Iraqis.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 07:35
United States president, Barrack Obama, has warned of measures against warring parties in South Sudan should they fail to sign a peace agreement and end the 20-month long civil war in the country.