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Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:31
Little said Hagel acknowledged Georgia's continuing contribution to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, and that he thanked Alasania for the sacrifices Georgia's soldiers and their families are making.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:38
The U.N. is being dragged into a mission in Mali likely to involve state-building as much as peacekeeping, as France looks to reduce its military footprint in the vast and poor Sahel state after defeating an Islamist rebellion.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:43
Suspected Islamist militants from the Boko Haram group have killed at least 35 people in north-eastern Nigeria, local officials have said.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:43
The UN human rights chief is urging the United States and Israel to clarify the legal basis for the use of armed drones in Pakistan, Yemen and Gaza.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:48
The US government is considering whether to suspend a delivery of Apache helicopters to Egypt, the White House said on Tuesday, with President Obama under increasing pressure over his response to the crisis in Cairo.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:49
Nigeria's military says Abubakar Shekau, the leader of militant Islamist group Boko Haram, may have died of a gun-shot wound sustained during an assault by government forces on his forest hide-out in north-eastern Nigeria last month. Nigeria analyst Andrew Walker assesses the implications of the claim.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:52
The UN has opened an investigation into reports that its troops killed two Congolese civilians during protests in the eastern city of Goma, amid fighting with rebels.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:54
Congolese soldiers and rebel forces suffered heavy casualties on Sunday as they fought for a fifth day near the eastern city of Goma, a doctor near the front line said.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:57
A U.S. Political Officer in Liberia, Kareina Brazernor, has observed that critical human rights issues in the country are often overlooked, and if raised, are abandoned by authorities here.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:58
Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between government soldiers and M23 rebels has brought expression of concern from the United States.