Reuters
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 09:15
At least 210 people have been killed in two months of fighting between Shi'ite Muslim Houthis and ultra-conservative Sunni Salafis in northern Yemen, a Salafi spokesman said on Monday.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 09:10
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in a striking change of course, is embracing the Sunni Muslim tribal fighters whose role in combating al Qaeda he had allowed to wither after U.S. troops left two years ago.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:32
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar's demand for the release of detainees remains a stumbling block to a ceasefire deal aimed at halting violence in the world's youngest state, a U.S. envoy said on Sunday.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 13:07
Three people were killed in clashes in Egypt on Friday, security sources said, ahead of a referendum next week on a new constitution.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 13:05
Turkish police seized two buses packed with weapons and ammunition on Friday in the southern province of Adana near the Syrian border, local media reported.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:44
Central African Republic's interim President Michel Djotodia and his prime minister have resigned, according to a statement issued after a two-day summit in neighboring Chad.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:10
South Sudan's army said it regained a rebel-held northern town on Friday, giving the government control of a region where oil production had been halted by fighting that has left the world's youngest nation close to civil war.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 08:01
As new leaders have emerged within the opposition, infighting intensified and reached a new level this month, with several rebel factions declaring war against the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:53
The breakdown raises the prospect of more political instability on the Sunni-ruled island, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which has been hit by bouts of civil unrest since mass protests led by the majority Shi'ites in 2011.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:50
European Union officials proposed on Wednesday that the EU move quickly send troops to Central African Republic, either to the capital Bangui or the west of the country, diplomatic sources said.