Conflict
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:39
Extensive previously unpublished evidence implicates many Colombian army generals and colonels in widespread and systematic extrajudicial killings of civilians between 2002 and 2008, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:22
Press freedom in Armenia has come under direct attack by police in Yerevan -- with accredited journalists being beaten and detained, and their equipment destroyed.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:20
The US embassy in Yerevan expressed concern over reports of violence and police attacks against journalists, and called for an investigation.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 07:15
U.S. military officials are pushing back against charges that the air war against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria has been ineffective and amounts more to a "drizzle."
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 06:50
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry on last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip — taking pains to be evenhanded — found that both Israel and Palestinian militants were responsible for violations of international law that could amount to war crimes. But each side interpreted the commission’s long-awaited report according to its own version of the Middle East conflict.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 06:39
An American drone strike last week killed a midlevel operative with the Islamic State who had been a conduit for the militant group’s outreach to extremists in North Africa, Defense Department officials said on Monday.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 06:34
The Rwandan government has branded the arrest of its intelligence chief Karenzi Karake as "an outrage".
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 06:32
Armenian police used force and water cannons to clear a demonstration in central Yerevan overnight after a standoff with activists protesting against rising electricity prices.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 06:31
If the reinsertion policy fails, there could be additional suffering for Colombia after 51 years of conflict as former fighters struggle to find jobs and a new life.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 06:20
The U.S. is sending tanks, heavy artillery and other equipment to six eastern European nations in an effort to bolster their security and deter Russia from any sort of attack, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday.