The New York Times
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 07:03
In 2015, a new Islamist group emerged in Mali’s previously stable central and southern regions. The group, which appears to be the latest franchise of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and is often referred to as the Macina Liberation Front, has attacked military posts and executed mayors and councilmen.
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 07:03
In 2015, a new Islamist group emerged in Mali’s previously stable central and southern regions. The group, which appears to be the latest franchise of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and is often referred to as the Macina Liberation Front, has attacked military posts and executed mayors and councilmen.
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 06:27
Two Egyptian courts on Saturday sentenced to prison 152 people who took part in a street protest last month, in a sharp escalation of a campaign by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to suppress political dissent in the country.
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 06:20
Less than two years after it blocked a sale of American-made attack helicopters to Nigeria from Israel because of human rights concerns, the Obama administration says it is poised to sell up to 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria as part of an effort to support the country’s fight against the Boko Haram militant group.
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 07:08
Nearly 15 years after 9/11, the war in Afghanistan is raging and Pakistan deserves much of the blame. It remains a duplicitous and dangerous partner for the United States and Afghanistan, despite $33 billion in American aid and repeated attempts to reset relations on a more constructive course.
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 06:26
The Kenyan government has announced that it plans to expel hundreds of thousands of refugees, a move that aid agencies say would violate international law and endanger many people.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:54
The families of three Mexican tourists mistakenly killed in Egypt in September when military helicopters fired on them will be paid $140,000 each, an official said on Monday
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:17
A Mexican judge has ruled that the country’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, can be extradited to the United States, where he would face federal charges of drug trafficking and far slimmer chances of escaping prison, as he has done twice in his home country.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:44
On the morning of Oct. 1, about 30 soldiers were in close-quarters combat against Taliban fighters — even though White House and Pentagon officials have repeatedly insisted that American troops no longer play that role.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:26
When the Pentagon complained about a Russian fighter plane performing a barrel roll near an Air Force reconnaissance plane in international airspace over the Baltic Sea on April 29, a quick response came from Moscow, which claimed that the American plane did not have its transponder turned on.