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Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:55
Nigeria has hired mercenaries to combat Boko Haram as military chiefs face a December deadline to crush the militants, according to senior military sources.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:55
The United States should immediately lift the ban on the purchases of Russian-made rocket engines "for strategic security purposes," according to The Diplomat magazine.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:50
Advanced radar systems being shipped to Ukraine to counter artillery strikes by pro-Russia separatists have been modified to prevent them from peering into Russia, according to U.S. officials.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:48
The Obama administration is preparing to sell eight new F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, senior American officials said, an overture intended to bolster a tenuous partnership despite persistent concerns about Islamabad’s ties to elements of the Taliban and quickly expanding nuclear arsenal.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:47
As they stood watch for our security around the world last month, the men and women of the Defense Department were also watching another development closer to home: whether the U.S. Congress would vote to keep the federal government open.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:46
Lack of intervention by Western powers has left the Chibok girls in captivity.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:44
A court has shut down one of Kazakhstan's very few independent publications, known for its criticism of government policies.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:42
The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov paid a working visit to Washington on October 14-16, 2015, reports the Foreign Ministry.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:37
The run-up to Colombia's local elections on Sunday has seen a drop in political violence compared to previous campaigns, but election monitors warn the influence of armed groups and mafia networks over politics in the country has far from disappeared.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:31
The U.S. President’s National Drug Control Strategy Interdiction Committee met with President Luis Guillermo Solís and other Costa Rican officials as part of a regional tour Wednesday. The committee’s visit to Costa Rica coincides with the latest dust-up over the landing of U.S. military aircraft in Costa Rica as part of the joint patrol agreement between the two countries.