Reuters
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 07:42
In his first speech since winning office, Buhari said he would spare no effort to defeat Boko Haram, which has killed thousands of people in its six-year-old campaign to carve out an Islamist caliphate in Nigeria. His determination for Nigeria to wrest back the initiative may signal a check to a planned 10,000-strong regional force mandated by the African Union in January, meant to be headquartered in the Chadian capital N'Djamena.
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 07:37
Turkey wants a political solution to the crisis in Yemen but has offered support to a Saudi-led coalition that has carried out air strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi fighters, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 07:32
The U.S. military's Central Command has received authorization to provide aerial refueling to Saudi Arabia and partners but would not carry out those operations in Yemeni airspace, U.S. military officials said on Thursday.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 07:04
The United States supports Arab plans to create a unified military force to counter growing security threats in the Middle East, and the Pentagon will cooperate with it where U.S. and Arab interests coincide, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday.
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 07:15
A campaign to train Syrian opposition forces to fight hardline Islamic State militants, which was due to start this month, has been delayed by Washington, Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday.
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 07:06
Moscow is poised to make a 10 billion euro ($10.8 billion) loan to Hungary, one of the European Union members most sympathetic to it. Officially the loan is to finance the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant, Hungary's only atomic power station, which supplies about 40 percent of the country's electricity.
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 07:01
Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts signed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as under earlier deals, President Bashar al-Assad said.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 07:19
President Santos's optimism has not been shared by many Colombians, who after three previous attempts by the government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) to sign a peace deal, are wary of predicting success this time. But as peace talks in Havana slowly advance, both sides have taken conciliatory steps in recent months, raising hopes that the negotiations have reached a point of no return.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 07:07
Britain is to send 75 military personnel to help train moderate Syrian forces fighting on two fronts, against Islamic State and President Bashar al-Assad.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 07:01
Saudi Arabia kept some key details of its military action in Yemen from Washington until the last moment, U.S. officials said, as the kingdom takes a more assertive regional role to compensate for perceived U.S. disengagement.