The New York Times
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:52
What Mr. Obama ended was the United States military presence in Iraq, but the fighting did not stop when the last troops left in 2011; it simply stopped being a daily concern for most Americans.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:49
The terrorist designations would be the American government’s first formal public accusations of responsibility for the attack, which killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:39
It was the first time the Syrian authorities had reported such attacks in the three months since an international effort began to sequester and purge the country of the banned munitions.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 00:00
Security forces tried to assert control at the end of December, prompting a brutal response by some inmates, who apparently ordered retaliatory attacks
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:32
Sudan on Tuesday backed away from its assertion that it had held discussions with South Sudan about creating a joint force to safeguard oil fields in the South, the economic lifeblood for both countries that is being threatened by the fighting in South Sudan.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:07
Two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a U.S. drone strike in the southeastern province of Hadramout on Wednesday, residents and local officials said.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:05
U.S. officials say they are in discussions with the Iraqi government about training its elite forces in a third country, which would allow the United States to provide one modest measure of new assistance against militants in the absence of a troop deal that allows U.S. soldiers to operate within Iraq.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:59
“We made that decision, considering the situation of Bahrain reported in the media, political instability there, people reportedly killed and injured there because of tear gas, and the complaints from human rights groups.”
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 08:14
Tensions between tribes in Hadramawt and the government have been running high since early December, when an important chief was killed in a shooting at an army checkpoint, local media have reported.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 08:11
The Iraqi army deployed tanks and artillery around Falluja on Tuesday, security officials said, as local leaders in the besieged city urged al Qaeda-linked militants to leave in order to avert an impending military assault.