The New York Times
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:42
Rocket after rocket ripped across the sky. By Saturday evening, after two straight days of pitched battle with artillery, tanks and mortars, the Congolese Army had driven the M23 rebels out of the strategic town of Kibumba.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:19
Residents of the disputed Abyei region, on the border of Sudan and South Sudan, began voting in a referendum Sunday on which country to be part of. Though the voting was largely symbolic, and likely to be heavily one-sided, it could have very real consequences if it raises tensions and prompts further conflict in an area plagued with violence.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 08:47
“It is of the greatest importance that that document be complete,” a senior State Department official said this month.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 07:51
Political leaders in Washington and other NATO capitals have opted for smaller numbers and assignments only at large Afghan headquarters.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:39
Forty-one civilians were killed and more than 100 others were wounded, according to security and medical officials.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:38
And while Saudi officials have hinted at a broader diplomatic shift away from the United States, their options are limited there, too.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:34
The blueprint drawn up on those summer weekends at the White House is a model of pragmatism — eschewing the use of force, except to respond to acts of aggression against the United States or its allies, disruption of oil supplies, terrorist networks or weapons of mass destruction.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:27
It is unclear whether the executed men were already in custody in the province or were rounded up, but they were not believed to be connected to the border attack.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 00:00
She could then be hampered, however, by an electoral system that gives heavy weighting to the second-placed party, so she needs to win big, or face four years of tough bargaining with the right.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 00:00
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's political movement chose economist Oscar Ivan Zuluaga on Saturday as its candidate for presidential elections in May.