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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 05:58
The United Nations human rights chief called on Monday for an independent inquiry into violations in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition and by the Houthi rebels the coalition is fighting.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 12:34
On July 31, 2015, the Center for International Policy and the Washington Office on Latin America sent a letter to the State Department raising concerns about their proposed rule change to the definition of defense services as published on June 3, 2015. The letter describes some of the key U.S. private security contractor activities abroad that would no longer be controlled by the State Department with the proposed rule and offers suggestions on how to improve the proposed definition.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 09:20
A sweeping new report by 17 organizations across Latin America, the United States and Canada calls attention to how drug policies have infringed on human rights. The study covers a wide range of issues, from lengthy prison sentences for minor drug offenders to prohibitive drug policies that run counter to international human rights and highlights how harsh drug policies often have a disproportionate effect on the most vulnerable sectors of society.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:15
Since 9/11, in fact, Africa has increasingly been viewed by the Pentagon as a place of problems to be remedied by military means.Year after year, as terror groups have multiplied, proxies have foundered, and allies have disappointed, the U.S. has doubled down again and again, with America’s most elite troops — U.S. Special Operations forces (SOF) — leading the way.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:13
Kuwait has agreed to purchase 28 Typhoon combat jets in a multibillion euro deal with the Italian government, industry sources in the region said Friday.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:10
Yemen's internationally recognized president will not participate in U.N.-brokered talks later this week with Shiite rebels who control the capital and much of the country's north, his office said Sunday.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:10
Terror suspect Farid Omar Awadh has escaped a police dragnet in Kisauni only hours after he sneaked back into the country from Somalia. A team of heavily armed Anti-Terror Police Unit and Serious Crime Unit officers stormed his house in the wee hours of yesterday, but he had escaped.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:06
Egypt's government resigned Saturday in the face of intense criticism from state-friendly media that reflects growing discontent but stops short of faulting President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the former general who led the overthrow of an Islamist president two years ago.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:05
Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov and Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu met in Astana last week to discuss cooperation between their countries.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:04
Presidents of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan Emomali Rahmon and Nursultan Nazarbayev are satisfied with the level of strategic partnership of two countries, reports the press service of the Tajik President.