Conflict
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 05:14
A growing political crisis is threatening to plunge Burundi into renewed bloodshed a decade after it emerged from civil war, with over 40,000 people already fleeing the country, officials say.
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 07:39
A Saudi Arabian-led coalition has been bombing Yemen for six weeks in a bid to force the pro-Iranian Houthi militia to give up power. It has also imposed stringent restrictions on imports, including fuel.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 21:47
The United States is concerned about the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen and will discuss a possible pause in fighting with Saudi officials on Wednesday to try to get food, fuel and medicine to civilians, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 21:18
Yemen's Houthi fighters fired mortar and rockets at a Saudi Arabian border town on Tuesday for the first time since a Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign against them in late March, the coalition's spokesman said.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 07:34
The Russian population in the north of the central Asian nation is dwindling, but some fear Moscow has reasons to bring the region back within its borders. Much of the northern swath of Kazakhstan is predominantly ethnic Russian, and there are growing concerns in the country that the north could become the “next Ukraine” – falling victim to ethnic unrest and Kremlin expansionism.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 07:06
Rwanda's foreign minister said on Tuesday she was concerned about neighbouring Burundi's clampdown on more than a week of protests against its president's decision to seek a third term in office. President Pierre Nkurunziza's announcement that he would stand in a June 26 vote has plunged Burundi into its worst political crisis since its ethnically fueled civil war.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 05:00
The State Department said it is “looking into” allegations that Saudi Arabia is dropping cluster bombs on targets inside Yemen but said the notoriously imprecise weapon — banned by much of the world — could still have an appropriate role to play in Riyadh’s U.S.-backed offensive.
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 18:41
The Saudi-led coalition carrying out airstrikes in Yemen has dropped cluster bombs made and supplied by the U.S. near villages in the north of the country, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday.
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 18:39
Airstrikes by the American-led coalition against Islamic State militants have killed several dozen people in northern Syria, with the death toll from Friday’s attacks rising to more than 52 civilians on Saturday, according to a Syrian monitoring group and local activists.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 07:36
Thousands of teachers In the Brazilian city of Curitiba protested against new measures aimed at changing their pension system. Brazilian teachers took to the streets of the southern city of Curitiba to protest state legislature in an attempt to prevent a vote on a measure to change the teachers' pension system.