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Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:23
The Obama administration continues to provide $1.3 billion in annual military aid to the Egyptian regime of Abdel Fatah al-Sissi on the grounds that it is a necessary if unsavory ally in the fight against the Islamic State, which has established an affiliate on the Sinai Peninsula.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:23
Street demonstrations erupt as National Assembly passes constitutional amendment that paves way for Rafael Correa to be re-elected indefinitely.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:22
Burundi is on the brink of civil war and will need regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition to avert a new conflict, a U.S. envoy said on Thursday.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:19
The Somali army said the U.S. carried out an air strike on a southern Somalia town where a resident said Islamist-militant fighters from the al-Shabaab group are active.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:18
As world leaders congregate in Paris to discuss how to address global climate change, InSight Crime highlights five criminal industries that are causing enormous environmental degradation in Latin America.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:09
In November, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that the personal recreational use of marijuana is constitutionally legal under the right to “free development of personality,” but the ruling was only applicable to the four defendants in the court case.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:06
A Salvadoran judge on Thursday ordered former President Francisco Flores to stand trial over accusations that he diverted $15 million in donations for earthquake victims to his personal and political party accounts during his term from 1999 to 2004.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 07:34
With the release of prominent human rights activist Arif Yunus, 60, Azerbaijan started receiving widespread praise. But the human rights community urges that domestic and international pressure should not fade, as more than 80 political prisoners remain behind bars.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 07:32
World leading anti-corruption, non-profit organisation Transparency International (TI) is praising Georgia for carrying out reforms and reducing the level of corruption in its military sector.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 07:29
A Pentagon task force in Afghanistan used about 20 percent of its budget renting what it called villas instead of using housing on military bases, an inspector general said.