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Friday, September 13, 2013 - 09:19
State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki addresses discussions between the U.S. and Russia with respect to Syria, the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the anniversary of the attack on Benghazi, and the detainment of Amir Mirza Hekmati in Iran.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 09:44
State Department Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses the ongoing discussion of a Russian-brokered solution to Syrian chemical weapons possession, rumors of a U.S. citizen killed in Somalia, U.S. opposition to the extended 'state of emergency' in Egypt, U.S.-Brazilian relations, and North Korean nuclear ambitions.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:14
Piracy has been a growing problem in recent years in the Gulf of Guinea. However, unlike Somalia and Southeast Asia, this issue fails to attract much attention from the outside world. The region is now the second most exposed to pirate attacks according to the International Maritime Organization. The number of attacks increased by nearly 50% between 2011 and 2012 and is set to be even higher in 2013.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:21
The Nigerian Army yesterday said that 10 members of the outlawed terrorist group, Boko Haram, were killed in an airstrike on two of their camps in Borno State.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:26
Ethiopia Friday strongly condemned the terror attack on Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam ‘Madobe’, leader of the Interim Jubba Administration in Southern Somalia, and his motorcade by Al Shabaab rebels.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:29
Putin went on to describe Iran as a "good neighborhood," and praised what he called a "long history of cooperation" between the two countries.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:31
The government originally announced a one-month state of emergency on August 14 and Thursday's announcement extended the order, which covers the whole country, to mid November.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:33
Speaking at today’s press conference Zeidan said that he was determined to form this new national army despite all the challenges and despite it recently seeming unattainable at times in view of all the attacks on the army.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:36
The agreement places no legally binding limits on the use of the data by the Israelis.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:37
The two powers will work over the next few weeks to try to revive wider peace talks to end Syria's civil war, but until they reach agreement on the narrower issues of chemical weapons, that feels like a distant prospect.