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Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:45
Officials in El Salvador have formally proposed a gang rehabilitation law, but the country's current security conditions -- along with the mixed results of similar initiatives elsewhere in the region -- suggest this legislation is unlikely to provide a viable solution to rising gang violence.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:44
Beyond a feel-good tour, Central Asian leaders have to wonder about the purpose of Kerry’s visit, as beyond hectoring human rights and religious freedom lectures, there is little on offer.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:35
The top American commander for Africa says Boko Haram has lost territory but, with ties to Islamic State, remains a grave threat to the civilian population in Nigeria and neighbouring countries.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:34
On Sept. 28, the Taliban seized the provincial capital, Kunduz city, the first major urban area to fall to the insurgency since 2001. For the next 15 days, the militants wreaked havoc. In response to the assault, the government is considering a plan to increase the number of ALP fighters from 29,000 to as many as 45,000.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:32
Backed by tanks, armoured vehicles and plenty of EU cash, thousands of African soldiers took on an imaginary enemy in the arid heart of South Africa this week.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:30
The leader of Colombia's FARC guerrillas, Timoleon Jimenez, accused the government Thursday of escalating its campaign against the rebels even as it proposes a bilateral ceasefire to advance peace talks.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:29
Civil military relations and the upholding of constitutional requirements are key dimensions of the leadership required for advancing security in Africa.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:18
Argentina's Supreme Court has ushered in a new political era by taking the lead in the fight against organized crime, putting pressure on whoever is selected president in November's run-off election to take similar action.
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 06:57
Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariyev at a meeting on the results of the law enforcement agencies to combat corruption offenses in the first 9 months of 2015 said there were no tangible results.
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 06:56
The United States has donated two Cessna C-208 military surveillance planes and 30 military vehicles of undefined make to the armed forces of Niger to help the West African country protect its borders against infiltration and cross-border attacks by the Nigerian-based Islamic militant group Boko Haram.