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Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:16
The U.S.-led coalition against ISIS says it has dealt a fresh blow to the Islamic extremist group's money machine by killing its finance minister. Abu Saleh was killed in late November in a strike in Iraq, said Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the military coalition.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:11
Three former Iraqi government officials said Sunni forces in the campaign against Islamic State are asking Congress for direct delivery of U.S. arms needed for the fight.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:09
The Pentagon’s plans to potentially send American forces into the battle for Ramadi would pose far more risks to those individual troops than the combat support missions that have become routine in northern Iraq, a defense official said.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:06
For the first time, and against a rising death toll in Yemen, the U.S. Senate is using new oversight powers to track American weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, Foreign Policy has learned. The move signals a growing unease on Capitol Hill with the Saudi-led war effort against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a conflict the United Nations says has killed more than 5,700 people and has forced another 2.3 million from their homes.
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 07:02
A London-based correspondent of Kazakhstan's leading state television channel dropped a bombshell last week, saying she was quitting her job because she was "tired of lying."
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 06:59
As American intelligence agencies grapple with the expansion of the Islamic State beyond its headquarters in Syria, the Pentagon has proposed a new plan to the White House to build up a string of military bases in Africa, Southwest Asia and the Middle East.
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 06:56
There has been a major reduction in hostilities in eastern Ukraine since the “ceasefire within a ceasefire” deal signed on August 26, but humanitarian and human rights concerns persist, according to a report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 06:55
Former Nigeria Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has dismissed new accusations of corruption leveled against her.
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 06:52
The unfolding human tragedy in Burundi needs urgent intervention from the international community before it is too late. The seemingly hands-off attitude by the East African Community, African Union and even the United Nations raises many questions.
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 06:48
Prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus has been freed from prison on grounds of her deteriorating health, although she and her fellow activist husband both face treason charges in a separate case.