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Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:41
Not since the soul-searching that followed Rwanda and Srebrenica 20 years ago, when the United Nations was unable to prevent two successive genocides, has peacekeeping come under such scrutiny. The organization’s top leaders and donors are asking: What is peacekeeping accomplishing today, and how can it be made to work in some of the world’s worst war zones, where there is often no peace to keep?
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:35
A new analysis by Afrobarometer, a non-partisan research network, released in observance of the International Day of Democracy, suggests the extent to which African countries put democratic ideals into practice varies widely.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:34
Egyptian security forces killed 55 militants in Sinai on the ninth day of an operation against Islamists in the area, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:30
The governor of a province in central Burundi says more than 100 men have been arrested in two days by security forces trying to prevent men from being recruited to fight the government.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:24
Yemen’s Prime Minister Khaled Bahah arrived in the southern port city of Aden Wednesday after months of exile in Saudi Arabia.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:15
The United States has called for the immediate release of Burkina Faso's interim president, prime minister and other leaders after they were arrested by the presidential guard on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:08
The Obama administration is moving toward major changes in its military train-and-equip program for the Syrian opposition after the acknowledged failure of efforts to create a new force of rebel fighters to combat the Islamic State there.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:02
Only four or five Syrian individuals trained by the United States military to confront the Islamic State remain in the fight.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 05:57
President Obama will host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House on Nov. 9 in their first face-to-face meeting since their rupture over the international nuclear agreement with Iran, the White House said Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 07:26
U.S. paratroops will soon begin training members of Ukraine’s active-duty military, expanding a program in western Ukraine that began by providing support for the country’s newly formed national guard.