Reuters
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 12:01
But, perhaps wary of further antagonising powerful hardliners, he has not made significant reforms at home that moderate voters had hoped for.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 00:00
The attorney general's office in the state of Michoacan said late on Tuesday it detained Hipolito Mora on suspicion that he and others in his group took part in the killing of two men.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 00:00
By late night, the battles over, the plaza - erected by wealthy builder Luis Roche in the mid-1940s toward the bottom of what was then a tranquil valley - becomes a surreal wasteland.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 00:00
She is the first Chilean leader to serve a second term since the return to democracy, and will take over from unpopular conservative Sebastian Pinera.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 12:54
"Instead of learning and playing, many have been forced into the workplace, are being recruited to fight, or subjected to enforced idleness."
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 12:52
They also said the government will assemble forces to "liberate" all occupied ports, raising the stakes over a blockage that has cut off vital oil revenue.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 08:08
The leader of the al Qaeda-aligned Islamist group al Shabaab has urged Somalis to wage holy war against Ethiopia, Somalia's Horn of Africa neighbor whose forces are preparing to lead an African Union offensive against the militants.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 08:44
Most Muslims have been driven out of the western half of conflict-torn Central African Republic, where thousands of civilians risk of being killed "right before our eyes," the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said on Thursday.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 08:41
French and Malian forces have killed about 10 suspected Islamist fighters during an operation in northern Mali's mountainous Adrar des Ifoghas region, French army spokesman Gilles Jaron said on Thursday.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 08:27
At least five soldiers were killed in fighting between soldiers over delayed salaries at a barracks in South Sudan's capital on Wednesday, an army spokesman said, three months after clashes in the same military base triggered a broader conflict.