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Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:20
El Salvador Security Minister Benito Lara's recent criticism of "iron fist" security policies is an abrupt change in rhetoric for an administration that has implemented a militarized approach to combating the country's deadly street gangs.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:17
There is still no sign of the help the United States has delivered ostensibly for the use of the Arab groups fighting the Islamic State, nor is there any indication it will imminently arrive, calling into question whether there can be an offensive to capture Raqqa anytime soon.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:14
The tunnel was discovered at a warehouse in Tijuana across from San Diego, California. Police arrested 16 alleged drug cartel members.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:08
The Obama administration is locked in a sharp new debate over whether to deploy American military forces to establish no-fly zones and safe havens in Syria to protect civilians caught in its grinding civil war.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:06
Human Rights Watch provides an overview of key human rights concerns in Central Asia.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 05:24
The Acting Director of Defense Information denied claims that Nigeria is employing mercenaries against Boko Haram, citing such reports as enemy "propaganda."
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 05:16
A Congo Republic opposition leader said late on Thursday that forces from leader Denis Sassou Nguesso's presidential guard were surrounding his house, detaining him and three allies opposed to a vote on extending term limits.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 05:00
A large group of angry protesters throwing rubber bricks, tear gas and Molotov cocktails were dispersed by the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, alongside French Gendarmerie, Oct. 9, as part of a training program specializing in restoring order and professional intervention.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 04:58
Peace in the north of Mali remains fragile.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 04:52
Human rights groups in Cameroon say prisons constructed for 500 detainees are housing more than 3,000 people, including many Boko Haram suspects who can be held for years without charge in inhumane conditions.