The New York Times
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 00:00
The ruling on Wednesday by the Constitutional Court was condemned by human rights organizations, who said it was a victory for groups that opposed Ms. Paz y Paz's dogged prosecutions of organized crime and of retired military office.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:08
International terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, began calling for Muslims inside and outside of Egypt to take up arms against the government.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 00:00
The number of people killed by police in Brazil's biggest state has plunged 40 percent, and experts are crediting what seems an unlikely reason — a new rule that forbids officers from transporting or otherwise helping shooting victims.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 09:10
As the American ambassador in Damascus, Mr. Ford was active in challenging President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on the emerging political opposition in Syria.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 09:08
A powerful jihadist group that has been fighting in Iraq’s Anbar region has taken over parts of a neighboring province, seizing three villages on Wednesday after a battle with government forces, according to security officials.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 08:55
Concern has been mounting both in Congress and in the Obama administration that the policy toward Syria is faltering on several fronts.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 08:49
United Nations investigators say in a new report that children in Syria have been sexually abused in government detention, recruited to fight with the opposition, tortured and used as civilian shields.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:59
In a shocking display of violence that underscores the anarchy in Central African Republic, soldiers and recruits killed a suspected rebel Wednesday with knives and concrete blocks just moments after the president and other VIPs left the area.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:58
Mortar fire from Islamic extremists has pummeled large parts of the Somali capital two nights this week, raising fears among residents of a return to the days of constant conflict and prompting government and security officials to spring into action.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 07:56
The Sudanese government has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross, which helps well over a million people in conflict areas in Sudan, to suspend its operations in the country, the organization said Sunday.