Conflict
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 06:19
Deadly attacks by both sides and escalating rhetoric threw the process into doubt earlier this year, but experts say recent moves signal that a settlement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, could be within reach.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 06:07
At least 310 Kenyans have been killed and over 215,000 forced from their homes this year in ethnic violence in northern Kenya, the UN said Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 07:04
U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria have likely killed at least 459 civilians over the past year, a report by an independent monitoring group said Monday. The coalition had no immediate comment.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 07:01
The U.S. military has begun flying armed aircraft over Syria from Turkey, the Pentagon said Monday, a move that could expand its ability to carry out airstrikes to protect U.S.-trained rebels in northern Syria.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:47
With Russia's help, the disputed territory of South Ossetia is encroaching more deeply into Georgia, but the expansion is unlikely to escalate into a major conflict.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:43
Continuing UK support to the Saudi-led bombing and de-facto blockade of Yemen is helping to contribute to what is the most severe global humanitarian crisis in the world today. The UK’s support for this counterproductive military campaign is driven by its close relationship with Saudi Arabia, and betrays fundamental contradictions in UK foreign policy.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:34
Several dozen people on either side of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border have faced off and pelted each other with stones in the latest local dispute fueled by territorial disagreements.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:32
Russian authorities say security forces have killed six militants in the restive North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:24
Anti-corruption protests have gripped Honduras and Guatemala in recent weeks. The mass movements are an extraordinary sight for two countries that have long been beset by legacies of civil war and soaring rates of violence, and protesters are trying hard to ensure that a crucial moment for change does not go to waste.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:20
United Nations delegates met with FARC negotiators for the first time in Cuba on Sunday to discuss measures to deescalate Colombia’s armed conflict for the duration of peace talks.