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Friday, July 17, 2015 - 05:26
The U.S. will continue assisting the reform of Ukraine's law enforcement system, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said.
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 05:22
While Azerbaijan has been hit by a wave of sharp criticism from Western nations over its human rights record in recent months, Moscow has swooped in to expand its strategic influence in the country.
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 05:19
A nasty row has broken out between the United States and Kyrgyzstan over Washington’s decision this month to bestow the 2014 Human Rights Defender Award on jailed activist Azimjan Askarov.
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 05:18
In an episode that is going to sow fears of an imminent surge of terrorist activity in Central Asia, authorities in Kyrgyzstan said July 16 that they killed four gunmen who they said were planning attacks in the capital, Bishkek.
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 05:14
As anger builds in Georgia over Russia’s latest alleged attempt to redesign the country’s borders, Tbilisi is urging Georgians
not to let their emotions get in the way of attempts at rapprochement with Moscow.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 07:44
Targets of heavily-armed special troops are not guerrilla forces and their civilian sympathizers, but gang members, who have killed so many rivals and civilians alike that the country’s monthly death toll is rising to levels not seen since the end of the 12-year civil war in 1992.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 07:21
The United States has handed over $126 000 worth of equipment and training aids to Namibia to assist in the clearance of explosive remnants of war (ERW).
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 07:19
The first contingent of Free Syrian Army members trained by the United States to fight the Islamic State crossed the border from the training facility in Jordan back into Syria this week, according to a U.S. official familiar with the program.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 07:11
Egypt agreed to revise a controversial article of its touted anti-terror law threatening journalists with jail for reporting anything but the official line on jihadist attacks, state media reported.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 07:09
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in an annual report that 106,000 acres of land were used to grow coca in 2014, down 14% from 123,000 acres the prior year.