The New York Times
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:32
Mr. Zoubi said the American aid to the rebels, now with explicit congressional approval, contradicted the United States’ role as a sponsor of the peace talks.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:56
At least 13 people were killed in Central African Republic on Monday as the top U.N. human rights official warned of escalating reprisals against Muslims and urged foreign governments to do more to stop the country being torn apart.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:49
Gunmen stormed a village in northeastern Nigeria late Sunday afternoon, shooting down traders and shoppers and killing at least 45 people on a busy market day, the police and witnesses said on Monday. The attack was one of the deadliest yet to be attributed to the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:40
“We are willing to allow a third party to take Israel’s place during and after a withdrawal in order to soothe our concerns and Israel’s,” he added, suggesting NATO as “the suitable party.”
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:34
“The humanitarian discussions haven’t produced much unfortunately,” Mr. Brahimi told reporters at the end of Monday’s discussions, citing “all sorts of problems,” including the presence of snipers.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 00:00
The Mariel port, where desperate refugees once crammed onto boats to flee the country, has been upgraded at a cost of about $900 million and holds the government's hopes of connecting Cuba and the rest of the world.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 00:00
The International Court of Justice settled a six-year maritime dispute, slicing about 8,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean from Chile's territory.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 00:00
The government announced Monday that it had reached a deal with vigilante leaders to incorporate the armed civilian groups into old and largely forgotten quasi-military units called the Rural Defense Corps.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:20
What links these groups, experts say, is no longer a centralized organization but a loose ideology that any group can appropriate and apply as it sees fit while gaining the mystique of a recognized brand name.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:16
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis released a video on Sunday night that appeared to show one of its fighters firing the missile, and the burning aircraft falling from the sky.