The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 07:28
Neighbors Press for Quick Cease-Fire Agreement; President Declares State of Emergency
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:44
Young Nation 'on Cusp of Civil War' A strategic town north of South Sudan's capital fell Thursday to renegade troops who appeared to be mobilizing into a rebel force to challenge for control of the oil-rich African country.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 11:33
Three days of fighting among army factions in South Sudan is posing the first sustained threat to the newly independent nation and laying bare the ethnic divisions that endanger the long-term stability of a top African oil producer.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:27
However, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who has the final say, isn't likely to tell the U.S. to shut down the drone program because his impoverished government needs the American funding attached to it.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 10:04
A parliamentary committee here has blamed lapses among government security agencies for fueling a September attack on an upscale Nairobi mall that killed dozens of people and left Kenyans seething.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 07:45
The U.S. and its allies have held direct talks with key Islamist militias in Syria, Western officials say, aiming to undercut al Qaeda while acknowledging that religious fighters long shunned by Washington have gained on the battlefield.
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 00:00
Better growth numbers will be welcome news for Mr. Pena Nieto, who is completing his first year in a six-year term but was coming under fire for the weak economy.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 00:00
Marxist rebels were suspected in an attack Colombian army troops guarding the country's largest coal mine Cerrejon, killing one soldier and injuring two others.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 08:00
A rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an end to its insurgency after government troops drove fighters from their last remaining strongholds.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:32
Gen. Austin and other U.S. officials have blamed the violence in part on decisions by Mr. Maliki's government to exclude most Sunni Muslims from access to any real power in the Shiite Muslim-majority country.