Stars and Stripes
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 11:14
Just five years after becoming “fully operational,” U.S. Africa Command could face elimination as part of Pentagon blueprints for a possible reorganization of its Combatant Commands, according to a recent news report.
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 11:17
Zimbabwe's state radio says the country's ministry of mines controlled by longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe has not struck a deal to sell uranium to Iran for its nuclear program.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:24
The M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has said it will not rule out retaking the city of Goma unless there is progress on negotiations with the government.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:13
An American diplomat who police say was speeding crossed the center line in his SUV and rammed into a full mini-bus, killing a father of three whose widow is six months pregnant, officials said Friday.
U.S. Embassy officials in Nairobi rushed the American and his family out of Kenya the next day, leaving the crash victims with no financial assistance to pay for a funeral and for hospital bills for the eight or so others who were seriously injured.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 15:07
The British government said Friday it has revoked five export licenses for equipment destined for Egypt's military and police in light of recent unrest in the country that has led to the deaths of civilians.
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 13:01
Hundreds of workers angry over mass layoff plans are on strike and staging daily protests outside Camp Lemonnier, the strategically placed U.S. military base in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, officials said Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 11:59
Twenty years after the U.S. military's "Black Hawk Down" disaster, the Obama administration is slowly stepping up relations with Somalia even though security requires American officials to be sheltered behind blast walls and unable to see nearly any of the chaotic country.
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 09:48
Saturday's fighting broke a six-week lull in violence along the front line that separates the M23 and the government army in eastern Congo, a volatile region that is home to a myriad of armed groups who terrorize civilians.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 00:00
Last year, black sedans and hatchbacks loaded with federal agents poured into Columbus, a town of 2,000 people, arresting the mayor, the police chief, a city trustee and nine others.