The New York Times
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:28
Under Congo’s Constitution, the president is limited to two terms. However, delays in the packed electoral calendar, are stoking fears that a postponed presidential election could allow Mr. Kabila to stay in power for months or even years longer.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:18
Argentines voted to select presidential nominees on Sunday in a primary election that will gauge the nation’s desire for change after 12 years of the current president’s governing party.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:17
At least three other journalists have been killed in Brazil this year in retaliation for their work, bringing the number of such cases before the killing of Mr. Carvalho to 16 since 2011. The circumstances surrounding six other cases remain unclear.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 07:37
The Obama administration’s top intelligence, counterterrorism and law enforcement officials are divided over which terrorist group poses the biggest threat to the American homeland, the Islamic State or Al Qaeda and its affiliates.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 07:21
A veteran leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was so alarmed by the rising calls for violence from the group’s youth that he risked arrest to urge the movement to stay peaceful.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:48
The United Arab Emirates has sent a military brigade to aid fighters battling Houthi rebels in Yemen, senior Yemeni and United States military officials said Monday, in a move that threatened to escalate a regional struggle between Iran and the monarchies of the Persian Gulf.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 05:43
Burundi is in danger of collapse, its capital rocked by violence and divided by political intrigue. The country’s fragile democratic fabric has been shredded in recent months by President Pierre Nkurunziza.
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 07:00
A Pentagon program to train moderate Syrian insurgents to fight the Islamic State has been vexed by problems of recruitment, screening, dismissals and desertions that have left only a tiny band of fighters ready to do battle.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 06:16
Mr. Peña Nieto’s relationship with the contractor is one of several recent scandals that have raised tough questions for the president, tainting his legacy and further eroding the public’s already shaky faith in the country’s governing institutions.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 06:11
President Obama jabbed at the power structures of Africa on Tuesday by calling for long-entrenched leaders to step down.