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Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 07:01
The U.S. is in talks with North African countries about positioning drones at a base on their soil to ramp up surveillance of Islamic State in Libya in what would be the most significant expansion of the campaign against the extremist group in the region.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:59
Kurdish militia fighters are using Android tablets and free Google mapping tools to track battle lines and coordinate close air support with the US military.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:56
Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said in a television interview that he would resign, after the station confronted him with questions from angry citizens criticizing his cabinet as ineffective.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:55
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed that Turkey would press on with its relentless campaign against Kurdish militants "until not one terrorist" was left, as Ankara launched new air strikes against the rebels.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:34
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force stopped a boat over the weekend carrying an estimated 100 Haitian migrants and handed the passengers to immigration authorities. Nearly 1,000 migrants have been arrested so far this year for trying to enter the Bahamas illegally.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:33
Nearly three-quarters of Americans (73%) say they approve of the U.S. renewing ties with Cuba. A similar median of 77% across five Latin American countries surveyed (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela) approve of this action.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:30
Leftist leader expresses determination for his country to restore good relations with US during briefing at presidential palace.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:27
The appointment by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari of a seven-member advisory committee tasked with finding effective ways of tackling corruption and reforming the legal system has met with broad approval.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:27
The US Coast Guard seized a record $1 billion worth of heroin and cocaine over a four-month period, providing further evidence that maritime drug trafficking in Latin America is seeing a resurgence.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:14
On August 9, Haiti carried out overdue legislative elections to fill two-thirds of the Senate and the full Chamber of Deputies. But disturbances caused dozens of voting centers to close, and nearly 300,000 people couldn’t vote, reported the AFP.