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Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 07:08
More than $600,000 worth of night vision devices, ruined batteries and expired medical kits that was supposed to go to Yemeni security forces more than seven years ago has been found in a Virginia warehouse, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:59
When President Obama called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to discuss the nuclear deal with Iran, the American president offered the Israeli leader, who had just deemed the agreement a “historic mistake,” a consolation prize: a fattening of the already generous military aid package the United States gives Israel.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:54
Almost 60% of Africans believe that climate change is the single-most important threat facing the continent. They place this issue above fears about the economy or terrorism.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:52
A top U.S. official stunned some Washington lawmakers Wednesday with testimony that Haiti needs as much as $50 million to carry out successful elections this year.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:52
At least two senior commanders from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab have been killed in a drone strike in south-west Somalia, residents say.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:50
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 45 people in northeastern Nigeria, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the area.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:49
A draft law in Egypt that would make it a crime to contradict the official version of terrorist attacks should be scrapped, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, calling the bill a "strike at the very heart of basic freedoms".
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:49
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni left crisis talks between Burundi's rival political factions Wednesday without a deal, but last-ditch efforts following months of violence continued ahead of polls next week.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:46
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will seek help in fighting militants across West Africa when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday, his spokesman said.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:44
President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of a new special forces unit meant to fight Colombian neo-paramilitary groups operating inside Venezuela, a move which comes off as political posturing.