The Washington Post
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 07:16
Recent defectors from the Lord's Resistance Army have denied seeing or communicating with Kony in the last few years, complicating the work of U.S.-backed Ugandan troops who are hunting down rebels in the e jungles of Central Africa.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 06:41
The Bahraini government declared a visiting senior U.S. diplomat persona non grata Monday after he met with representatives of a Shiite opposition party, and it took the highly unusual step of demanding his immediate departure from the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 12:20
The kidnapping that April night, now thought to be the work of men impersonating the Zapatistas, escalated a long-running conflict over who has the right to the fog-draped forests in this far-off corner of Mexico.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 12:15
With pressure building for Maduro to change course, he is showing signs of adopting a more pragmatic approach, analysts say, even as it sets up a potential split with the other heirs of “chavismo”.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 07:46
Warplanes carried out multiple bombing raids in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday. The U.S. Defense Department said that it had no knowledge of the airstrikes and that U.S. forces were not involved.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 07:33
State media reported Saturday that an Iranian military pilot was killed in Iraq, the first confirmation that Iranian forces are involved in the Iraqi government’s battle to repel an offensive by al-Qaeda-inspired extremists.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 06:42
The Pentagon's top leaders said Iraqi security forces are probably incapable of retaking large stretches of territory seized by Sunni insurgents in recent weeks without outside help.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 11:47
The spiraling refugee crisis from Syria’s civil war could pose a serious threat to Lebanon’s security and destabilize the entire region unless donors quickly provide the unfunded 70 percent of the $3.74 billion needed for emergency needs, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 10:54
There's a growing consensus that Maliki must go, though it is unclear when and under what circumstances. It's likely his successor will be someone from his political faction.