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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:39
Fighters loyal to exiled president seize government headquarters a day after taking airport, in first major advance since Houthi rebels entered city in March.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:31
For many years, Cairo governments and Sinai's Bedouin tribes have viewed each other with suspicion. Overcoming that problem and winning the support of the tribes could prove crucial to the government's efforts to contain the Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:31
Angry mobs in Argentina have recently carried out a series of extrajudicial killings, pointing to widespread distrust in the country's official institutions, thanks in part to numerous reports of police corruption.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:25
The Obama administration expects the Iran nuclear deal announced Tuesday to usher in an era of enhanced security in the Middle East. But some Arab nations are worried that it may do the opposite: allow Iran to fund proxy wars and extend its regional influence.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:14
An ammunition heist from an Air Force base in Uruguay points to corruption in the country’s security forces, and further indicates that the generally peaceful country serves as a prominent source of weapons for South America criminal groups.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:06
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria needs to adjust its tactics in recruiting opponents of the group, the president's envoy to the coalition said Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:06
Suriname’s Parliament gave the former military dictator Desi Bouterse a second term as president on Tuesday with no opposition — or even a formal vote — in the 51-member body.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:50
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has revived a territorial dispute with neighboring Guyana over a stretch of territory that makes up approximately two-thirds of the tiny South American country.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:42
Parliamentarians in Rwanda have voted to support a change to the constitution that would allow President Paul Kagame to stand for a third term in 2017.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:39
The United Nations has dropped a demand for two Democratic Republic of Congo generals accused of human rights abuses to be replaced before U.N. peacekeepers can resume cooperation with the Congolese army on operations against a Rwandan rebel group.