Reuters
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 13:20
Tuareg separatists seized several towns in northern Mali after routing government forces in fighting that threatens to plunge the desert north back into war.
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 09:01
Libya's government accused parliament on Thursday of putting security in the capital at risk by summoning a militia from the west of the country to protect the assembly.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 07:03
President Juan Manuel Santos, who launched the peace talks in late 2012, is encouraging the FARC to enter politics but believes it is way too radical to end Colombia's traditional conservative sway.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 06:05
Syria is starting to relinquish the remaining stockpile of materials from its chemical weapons arsenal after months of delay it blamed on security concerns, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 07:52
Nigeria has formally asked the U.N. Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 05:48
Prime Minister Nouri Maliki won the largest share of Iraqi parliamentary seats in last month's national elections, dealing a blow to Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish rivals who opposed his serving a third term.
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 09:20
Zuluaga's recent surge in polls of voter intentions could be challenged after local press published a video showing him and a former campaign manager being briefed about government intelligence by a man now in custody.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 08:06
A Gallup poll published by local media said Zuluaga would gain 29.3 percent of votes in the first round, a fraction ahead of 29 percent for Santos, but it gave Zuluaga a comfortable lead in a run-off vote of 42.5 percent versus 35.1 for Santos
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 08:53
Warren did not elaborate. The two U.S. officials, however, told Reuters the move followed widespread concerns about deteriorating security in Libya, as opposed to specific information about an imminent attack.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 06:25
Seven weeks after U.N. aid trucks crossed from Turkey into Syria for the first time, aid workers and officials in this southern Turkish humanitarian hub still have no idea exactly where the supplies ended up.