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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:30
Turkey said it attacked Kurdish forces in Syria backed by the U.S., potentially setting the stage for a new fight with the Obama administration as it looks at increasing its ties with the Kurdish militants leading the most effective fight against Islamic State.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:28
Nigeria's armed forces on Wednesday said it had rescued 338 people held captive by Boko Haram and raided a number of the Islamist militant group's camps on the edge of its stronghold in the northeast's Sambisa forest.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:27
A deadly combination of drug wars and gang violence have turned Honduras into the most violent country in the world outside a war zone. The institutions responsible for providing public security are largely ineffective and remain mired in corruption.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:24
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the UN has admitted a "mistake" was made when Riyadh-led coalition jets bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Yemen, but says the medical charity provided incorrect geographic coordinates for the facility, leading to the incident.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:23
A local government in Nigeria said Monday it may deploy drones across Lagos as part of efforts to fight crime in the southwest state.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:19
Lobbyists advocate bypassing Baghdad and shipping arms directly to Peshmerga forces.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:15
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options to build momentum in the battle against Islamic State, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:14
The Dominican Republic says it will seek the extradition of two French pilots who fled the country after being convicted of drug trafficking.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:09
Results are mostly in for mayoral, gubernatorial and presidential elections in Argentina, Colombia and Guatemala held October 25. Violence was low, but the specter of organized crime remains central to the region's political dynamics.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 08:04
The State Department’s Directorate for Defense Trade Controls has proposed a rule change that could loosen oversight of private security companies and exacerbate the problems we’ve seen with them.