Reuters
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 06:33
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen regrets civilian deaths, which it says are unintentional, and is improving its targeting mechanisms with Western help, particularly from the U.S.
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 06:09
The United Nations' top human rights official urged Turkey on Monday to investigate the shooting of unarmed people 10 days ago in its largely Kurdish southeast and said any members of the security forces committing rights abuses should be prosecuted.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 08:23
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in neighboring Yemen has targeted civilians with air strikes and some of the attacks could be a crimes against humanity, United Nations sanctions monitors said in an annual report to the Security Council.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 06:24
U.S.-led coalition forces training Iraqi soldiers to fight Islamic State are applying lessons from last month's recapture of Ramadi to prepare the army to retake the northern city of Mosul later this year.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 09:33
Lawmakers in Montenegro debated a confidence motion in the government of the Adriatic state on Monday after an invitation to join NATO, with the junior partner in the ruling coalition threatening to end a governing alliance dating back to 1998.
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 07:19
Members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday received a draft of a resolution that calls for establishing a U.N. mission to oversee disarmament should Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels reach a final peace deal.
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 06:55
As the fifth anniversary of Jan. 25 protests that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule approaches, the toughest security crackdown in Egypt's history is a clear sign that authorities are worried.
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 06:49
The United States is accelerating efforts to help Turkey clamp down on its border with Syria, senior U.S. officials said, and for the first time will offer technologies to Ankara to help it secure the frontier.
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 05:44
Mexico and Central American countries approved a plan on Wednesday for more flights that would allow thousands of Cubans stranded in Costa Rica to continue on to the United States.
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 05:40
Several diplomats told Reuters on condition of anonymity that Britain is drafting the resolution and has already presented the other four veto-wielding permanent council members - the United States, France, Russia and China - with a draft text that could go to a vote in the coming weeks.