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Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 08:56
The Seleka alliance that seized control of Central African Republic in March has brought death and destruction to the landlocked country instead of the security and aid it promised, a human rights group said in a report.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:27
More than 100,000 people were smuggled out of eastern Africa in 2012, heroin seizures are soaring and ivory poaching has risen to levels that could threaten local elephant populations, the United Nations said in a report on organised crime on Tuesday.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:24
The International Criminal Court's cases against Kenya's president and deputy will go ahead, the prosecutor said on Thursday in a statement released hours before the Kenyan parliament votes on withdrawing from the court's jurisdiction.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 00:00
So far, over 115,000 people have received financial compensation under the victims' law – but Gaviria emphasises that the help she offers goes way beyond handing victims a cheque
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 00:00
Calderon was lucky to survive the attack against him, but dozens of journalists in Colombia have not
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 00:00
"Forced displacement continued to increase in 2009, although at a lower rate than in past years, with a continuous under-registration of cases," says the U.N. report issued in Bogota.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 00:00
Increased pressure on the fault after the quake could unleash another of the same size or bigger, although scientists acknowledge they have no way of knowing exactly when or where it will hit.
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian politicians on Wednesday blasted President Alvaro Uribe's proposal that students be paid to spy on violent gangs in the city of Medellin, saying the plan would put young people in danger.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 00:00
The decision eases political tensions before President-elect Porfirio Lobo takes office on Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia said on Tuesday that seven intelligence officials would stand trial, charged with wiretapping human right workers, journalists and opposition politicians.