Associated Press
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 00:00
While the measures apparently are popular with voters, Maduro runs the risk of cannibalizing an already damaged economy
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:33
A military official speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations said the cruiser will be in Alexandria for six days.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:00
Nigeria's president asked legislators Wednesday to extend for another six months the state of emergency in three northeastern states that have been bloodied by attacks by the armed Islamic group Boko Haram.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 08:55
Thousands of Mauritanians rallied in the capital Nouakchott on Wednesday to protest against nationwide elections later this month that have been dismissed by the opposition as a sham.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 08:51
The United States indicated Wednesday it was ready to lift sanctions against Rwanda if Kigali cuts all ties with Congolese M23 rebels.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 09:26
The UN special force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo engaged in direct combat with besieged M23 rebels, throwing its weight behind a crushing army assault despite calls for a truce.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 10:47
A spokesman of an Islamic Salafi movement says at least 30 people have been killed in clashes with northern rebels over two days, an escalation of fighting in the country's restive north.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 08:58
Now high-profile calls are being made for Shiites to play a role in their own defense by creating armed "popular committees," attached in some form to the regular security forces.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 11:09
Mauritania holds nationwide elections next month overshadowed by a boycott of the entire "democratic" opposition -- apart from an Islamist party calling its participation a struggle against "dictatorship".
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:38
Militants killed at least two Chadian UN peacekeepers and a civilian in a suicide car bomb attack in northern Mali Wednesday, military sources told AFP, with Islamist violence escalating in the troubled west African nation.