The New York Times
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 08:35
After years of slaughtering civilians and setting fire to villages in rampages that had gone largely unnoticed outside Nigeria, Mr. Shekau and his fellow militants have finally caught the world’s attention by kidnapping hundreds of schoolgirls from the village of Chibok, 80 miles from here.
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 07:00
Mr. Abdul Rahman claims to have contacts among government supporters and the security forces, and has provided rare estimates of the toll among pro-government forces: currently 61,170 Syrians, including 37,685 from the military and 23,485 from pro-government militias.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 09:50
The American official agreed with Mr. Araghchi that “significant gaps” remained after three days of talks. “Iran still has to make some hard choices,” the official said. “We are concerned that progress is not being made and that time is short.”
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 08:05
“The campaign has come down to a question of personality, of who do you like least, Santos or Zuluaga?”
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 10:14
The militants tried to retake the town in a dawn attack as government warplanes and naval forces bombed homes where they were hiding, officials said.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 06:23
Guatemala’s hard-won progress is starting to falter; if nothing is done, it could easily slip back into authoritarianism, violence and disregard for basic human rights
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 15:01
Qatar attended Wednesday’s meeting, held in the ornate Conference Palace here in the Red Sea city of Jidda, but it was not clear whether the Gulf monarchies were ready to let bygones be bygones.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 07:20
A doctor who reviewed blood tests conducted on Thursday told Al Jazeera that Mr. Elshamy could die within days if he was not transferred to an intensive care unit, because he “has started to have impaired liver and kidney function.”
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 06:46
Though an American military strike was called off when Syria agreed to give up its chemical weapons, Mr. Fabius said there were “indications” that Syria had since waged 14 chemical attacks.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 07:04
Eleven people have been confirmed dead and 20 others wounded after a car bomb exploded on Monday at a cafe frequented by government officials in the town of Baidoa, officials said.