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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 06:38
Delays in implementing the security measures of a Mali peace deal signed last year is making it harder for the army to counter resurgent jihadist groups, an army chief of the West African country said on Monday.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 06:38
Israel's first-ever stealth fighter jet took a significant step towards completion at the end of last week. The Defense Ministry has ordered 33 of the fighter jets from the U.S. at a total cost of $4.75 billion.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 06:33
In an unusual airstrike, U.S. forces dropped bombs Sunday on a building in central Mosul, Iraq, where Islamic State militants were storing huge amounts of cash it was using to pay its troops, U.S. defense officials said.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 06:28
Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday signed a Joint Action Plan to improve efforts against nuclear and radiological smuggling.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 08:13
Despite U.S. aid, El Salvador on track for world’s highest murder rate.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 08:10
Mexican officials on Sunday formally launched the process to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, starting what could be a lengthy road full of legal appeals and maneuvering.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 07:19
At least four people were killed when a missile hit a hospital supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in northern Yemen, the aid agency says.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 07:18
The government’s recent pressure on nongovernmental organizations threatens a central pillar of the country’s democratic system—and ordinary Kenyans appreciate what they stand to lose. In late November, at a meeting organized by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, Attorney General Githu Muigai lambasted nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for acting “like teenagers out to externalize local problems” and failing to “look at themselves in the mirror.”
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 07:14
Sudan made headlines last week when it became the first African state to cut diplomatic ties with Iran following the attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran, as tension escalated over the Saudi execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr for terror-related offences. It was joined by Djibouti and Somalia, while Egypt condemned the attacks without going as far as severing diplomatic ties.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 07:11
In the face of growing threats from the African continent, U.S. Africa Command has spelled out its theater campaign plan, officials said.
The plan is built upon the foundation of the strategy promulgated last year by Africom commander Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, officials speaking on background told reporters traveling with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.