Conflict
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 06:39
Colombia pledged on Sunday to de-escalate military action against leftist guerrillas if the rebels uphold their unilateral ceasefire, providing a breakthrough in peace talks that had been threatened by an escalation of battlefield violence.
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 06:33
Bahraini authorities arrested a top opposition leader Sunday, less than a month after he was freed from prison following time served for his role in Arab Spring-inspired protests.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 10:47
The United States joined over 80 countries, international organizations, and companies at the United Nations in New York on July 8 for the 18th Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:45
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, is holding peace talks in order to become an unarmed political organization. However, one of the things threatening this possibility is a phenomenon older than the guerrillas: Paramilitary forces.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:34
As the Lebanese militia takes over the fight to save Assad’s regime, casualties are rising and so are the risks of overreach.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:07
The Saudi-backed government of Yemen has agreed to a “pause” in fighting, starting Friday, so that humanitarian relief can be delivered in the country, United Nations officials said Thursday. The Houthi rebels who control large parts of Yemen have agreed to respect it as well, the officials said.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 07:05
Ugandan police arrested a former prime minister who wants to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the ruling party's candidacy ahead of 2016 elections.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 06:37
The number of Syrians who have fled into neighboring countries to escape the civil war has reached more than four million, the United Nations said Thursday, and with the fighting dragging into its fifth year the number is still rising.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:28
U.S. and Ukrainian officials are making plans to expand the training of Ukrainian military forces at a training base in the western part of the country, officials said Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 07:24
Leftist Colombian rebels said on Wednesday they are prepared to call a month-long unilateral ceasefire as of July 20, a move that could boost peace talks that have been threatened by increased battlefield violence in recent months.