Conflict
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 06:58
Corruption is a leading indicator for political instability and 64 countries where fraud and bribery are widespread risk falling into violent upheaval, a global think tank said in a new report.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 06:55
The number of people displaced by conflicts in Africa's Sahel has more than doubled in just over a year to a staggering 3.5 million, the United Nations said Thursday.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 06:38
At least 23 South African citizens have travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL), raising concerns of recruitment activity among the country’s sizeable Muslim community.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 05:22
A political delegation of the Taliban led by Tayyeb Agha has traveled to Tehran and held talks with certain Iranian security and military officials.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 07:51
The U.S. is providing $18 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help those affected by Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. With this new funding, total U.S. humanitarian assistance to Ukraine has reached more than $61 million.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 06:26
A spokesman for Nigeria’s army said it intends to purge soldiers it determines to be unfit to carry out their constitutional mandate.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 06:02
It has been a bloody 24 hours in conflict-torn Afghanistan, as at least 30 people killed in a series of Taliban-led attacks in the country.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 05:48
Vice President Biden on Wednesday raised the possibility of providing lethal arms to Ukraine, calling the issue a "debate worth having."
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 07:26
he Nigerian army was analyzing video footage found in captured Boko Haram camps that indicates foreign fighters hold positions of power within the Nigerian militant group.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 07:05
The Israeli air force has carried out four strikes on targets in the besieged Gaza Strip hours after a cross-border rocket landed in the city of Ashdod.