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Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:37
Growing violence in Burundi is a danger to the entire region and the international community must act to keep the crisis from escalating, the U.N.'s Special Representative for Central Africa said on Thursday.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:31
The US has donated 9.5 billion Kenyan shillings (US $92.4 million) to the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) to fund soldier training and new equipment acquisitions and sustain the counterterror war against Somali militant group al-Shabab.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:15
The war had its roots in long-standing Russia instrumentalisation of the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as a bargaining chip to influence Georgia's domestic policy.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:08
Yuriy Biriukov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, says the ministry must raise its budget to some 100 billion hryvnia (US $4.65 billion) per year to increase the number of professional troops in the armed forces.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:04
The expected economic benefits of membership in the Eurasian Economic Union are not materializing for Armenia.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:01
Azerbaijan's state prosecutor has asked a court in Baku to sentence human rights defender Leyla Yunus to 11 years in prison.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 04:57
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is not only allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, it now considers itself part of it.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 08:52
The United States views with concern reports of recent decisions by the Venezuelan National Electoral Council and Comptroller General banning certain members of the political opposition from running for or holding public office.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 08:50
Secretary of State John Kerry announced today at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Qatar that the United States is providing nearly $62 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Iraqis.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 08:49
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the Zambian Defense Force, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and other partner nations will conduct Southern Accord 2015, a command post and field training exercise, in Zambia, Aug. 3-14.