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Friday, January 17, 2014 - 13:59
South Sudan’s government and rebels are responsible for “mass atrocities” during the past month’s fighting in the world’s newest nation, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 07:04
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir rejected a call by mediators to free 11 politicians arrested when a conflict erupted three weeks ago, as Sudan ruled out a joint force to secure the neighboring state’s oil fields.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 08:07
South Sudanese army forces loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar captured two towns in Jonglei state from government forces in a sign of a worsening ethnic divide in the world’s newest nation.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 00:00
The opposition to the embargo not only looms over U.S. diplomacy in Latin America, but also energizes the hemisphere's leftist bloc, led by Venezuela.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:41
Earlier Wednesday, Syrian activists said that two days of heavy clashes between Kurdish fighters and al-Qaida-linked rebels in the northeast have killed at least 41 on both sides.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 09:07
If you blinked, you missed it, but the democratically elected Islamist government of an Arab country just promised to resign peacefully, with no threat of a coup d’etat in sight.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 00:00
The war against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is the biggest "brake" preventing the Andean nation from realizing its full potential, Santos said in an interview.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 00:00
Shortages of goods in Venezuela ranging from sugar to beef are stoking the world's highest inflation after Iran as importers struggle to obtain foreign currency.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 00:00
An arbitration tribunal would resolve the long-running dispute over pay and work conditions.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 00:00
Brazil's government is considering developing locally made network equipment that phone companies would be required to use as a defense against foreign spies.