The Washington Post
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 00:00
Federal forces and heavily armed vigilantes are warily watching each other in a violence-wracked farming area of western Mexico after one deadly clash and a failure by leaders from both sides to work out a deal
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 00:00
Federal forces and heavily armed vigilantes are warily watching each other in a violence-wracked farming area of western Mexico after one deadly clash and a failure by leaders from both sides to work out a deal
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 07:37
The two-day vote is widely seen as a referendum on both the strong-armed policies of Egypt’s interim government and the rumored presidential ambitions of Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, the popular army chief and de facto leader.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 06:50
The top U.N. envoy in Congo said Monday there are “credible reports” that the M23 rebel group is recruiting fighters and resuming activities despite last month’s peace agreement with the Congolese government following its military defeat.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 06:09
Campaigning for a “no” vote risked arrest by the police and Egyptians who have publicized their opposition to the charter, even just parts of it, are quickly labeled as traitors or closest supporters of Morsi.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 00:00
He gave no details on what federal agencies would be involved or give numbers on planned forces. Some federal police and troops have been sent to the region in recent months because of the unrest, but have generally not intervened.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 00:00
At least 12 young men were gunned down in separate incidents within hours of one another on the gritty outskirts of a university town, and investigators said Monday they’re looking into whether police officers carried out the killings as revenge.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 09:23
After a meeting here with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Secretary of State John F. Kerry sought to lower expectations for early success in the negotiations between Syria’s government and opposition forces.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:13
The U.S. military secretly deployed a small number of trainers and advisers to Somalia in October, the first time regular troops have been stationed in the war-ravaged country since 1993, when two helicopters were shot down and 18 Americans killed in the “Black Hawk Down” disaster.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 00:00
Hundreds of vigilantes drove into Nueva Italia late Sunday morning in a caravan of large trucks, then surrounded the city hall and disarmed local police. An Associated Press journalist witnessed citizens initially welcoming them