The Washington Post
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:27
Dozens of Muslim rebels who ousted the president of Central African Republic last year moved out of the main military base in downtown Bangui on Monday, hours after some of their top brass were escorted out of the capital by peacekeepers.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:50
He and other U.S. officials worry that Washington could come to regret backing Iraq’s security forces because the government in Baghdad has often used them to crack down on members of the country’s Sunni minority.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:35
Morsi, wearing a white prison uniform and confined to a glass-and-metal cage inside the courtroom, shouted at the trial judges during his court appearance and questioned the legitimacy of the criminal proceedings, according to footage aired on state television.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 09:13
WHEN FRANCE dispatched troops to the West African nation of Mali a year ago, senior officials said they anticipated an operation of a few weeks — a temporary diversion from a policy of disengaging from “francafrique,” the zone of former African colonies that France informally managed for decades through financial, arms and business deals as well as military interventions.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:34
“We must rebuild trust and mutual respect in the region, which is not easy and requires patience,” former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan said Monday.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:32
Syrian peace talks produced a small sign of progress Sunday, with an apparent agreement from Syria’s government to allow women and children to leave the besieged heart of the central city of Homs.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:29
Brahimi seemed confident that neither side would walk out, at least in the coming days, and predicted that the talks would continue for another week before taking a break.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 13:06
It is the second or third time many of the Fallujah refugees have been forced to flee. Many interviewed here said a majority of the civilian population in that city has left.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:53
The real work will begin in Geneva on Friday, when it is hoped that the two opposing sides will hold their first face-to-face talks, in the presence only of mediators from the United Nations.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:03
Iraqi forces faced fierce resistance as they launched an offensive Sunday to vanquish pockets of al-Qaeda-linked militants in the city of Ramadi, underscoring the resilience of insurgents, who have also dug in further east in Fallujah.