The Washington Post
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 10:43
Muslim and Christian leaders of the Central African Republic pleaded Friday for the U.N. Security Council to hurry and deploy peacekeepers to a country that’s been ripped apart by unprecedented sectarian violence.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:30
An Egyptian court convicted four police officers on Tuesday for the killings last summer of 37 Islamist detainees, most of them supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, and sentenced one of the officers to 10 years in prison.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:24
Rubinstein is expected to follow Ford’s model of frequent contact with opposition groups, despite the current impasse.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:14
A Mali national accused in the killing of an American diplomat more than a decade ago was arraigned Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn after the FBI secretly brought him to the United States to face trial.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:02
President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a forensic audit by international firms into some $20 billion allegedly missing from petroleum sales, following weeks of public outrage and demands by a Senate committee and the finance minister.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:57
Tunisian counter-terrorism forces killed three armed militants early Monday after surrounding their home in a clash which lasted several hours, the state news agency reported.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:51
But already, the generals have used their July power grab to slip their allies into key economic posts and expand their authority over government development deals, including a lucrative Suez Canal project.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:26
Aided by the steadfast support of his allies and the deepening disarray of his foes, Assad is pressing ahead with plans to be reelected to a third seven-year term this summer while sustaining intense military pressure intended to crush his opponents.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 07:18
As a consequence of the interventions, most of the NATO member countries have been reluctant even to start the formal negotiations with Georgia and Ukraine for membership.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 00:00
Analysts in the region wonder whether Correa represents a new model of Latin American leadership: economically populist, socially conservative, quasi-authoritarian - and seemingly unbeatable at election time