Associated Press
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 00:00
In the letter, released widely online, Snowden commended the Brazilian government for its strong stand against U.S. spying.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 09:16
The top United States State Department official for Africa is urging Somalia's government to do more to protect its most vulnerable people, especially women, and to respect the rule of law.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:40
The Christian militiamen fighting to oust Central African Republic's Muslim president from power hide in the hills far on the edge of the capital. Out of the forest of banana trees, about two dozen young men slowly emerge to meet their visitors - armed with clubs, machetes and hunting rifles.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:19
They said they were trying to first gather intelligence and round up Libyan militia allies armed with heavy weapons, according to the testimony by the CIA officers in charge.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 00:00
Still, even while criticizing the lack of anti-terror cooperation from Venezuela, the State Department in its most-recent assessment of terrorist threats in the Western Hemisphere said that there are no known operational cells currently in the region.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 00:00
Rodolfo Delgado says two old men, three children and several presumed members of street gangs have been found in several mass graves about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the capital.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 00:00
The national government issues licenses to explore and exploit mines in the country, but it's up to local governments to issue permits allowing construction of mines.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 10:14
US President Barack Obama on Monday appealed for calm in the Central African Republic and for the arrests of those behind the surge of sectarian violence, the White House said.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:25
The closure of the terminals was first justified as an attempt to curb corruption in oil sales, however militia leaders pressed the government to change the country's political system and distribute oil revenues more equally.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:26
UN and Congolese troops have launched an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a Rwandan rebel group linked to the 1994 genocide, the UN command said Wednesday.