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Friday, January 15, 2016 - 07:10
New evidence of deaths in custody and torture suggests that brutal repression is on the rise again in Tunisia five years after the toppling of the previous authoritarian government (on 14 January 2011) by the “Jasmine Revolution”, a move which sparked a wave of uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 07:07
Five members of Venezuela's military, including some high-ranking officers, are on trial in Venezuela for allegedly allowing drug planes to use the country's airspace, the state prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 07:07
Tajikistan has decided to close down its missions in Badakhshan and Kunduz following the attacks on the Indian consulate in Balkh province and Pakistan's consulate in Nangarhar province, reports the Tolo news referring to the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 06:56
Russian troops have been conducting military exercises in the breakaway province of South Ossetia this week, as well as in the North Caucasus.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 06:49
The U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, took a veiled swipe Thursday at U.S. and Saudi air operations in Afghanistan and Yemen, denouncing “so-called ‘surgical strikes’” that hit medical facilities last year as “assaults on our common humanity.”
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 06:42
We should unleash our airpower in support of our Afghan partners in the same way that we support our Iraqi and Syrian partners against extremists.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 06:39
The new plan calls for fighting the terror group like a conventional enemy, relying on traditional military tactics such as maneuver-style warfare and attrition.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 06:37
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus wants the arms export bureaucracy to get a move on and approve Boeing‘s “crucial” sale of Super Hornet fighters to Kuwait.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 07:56
After two embarrassing prison escapes of one of the most sought-after criminals in the world, Mexican officials seem committed to extraditing Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the US. But don’t expect the Mexican government to hand him over any time soon.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 07:54
The capture of Mexico's most wanted fugitive, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, raises the question if the Sinaloa Cartel's criminal operations will be significantly affected. In short, the answer is: probably not.