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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:24
Nigerian authorities have released 180 people who were arrested for alleged links to Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:21
U.N. and African Union peacekeeping forces in East Africa have repeatedly allowed their weapons to fall into the hands of armed groups responsible for much of the region’s violence, according to a report by a Geneva-based research group.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:19
A top Eritrean diplomat said human traffickers, not rights abuses, were driving people to leave the impoverished African country, after a U.N. body accused the government of presiding over forced labor, torture and other rights violations.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:17
El Salvador’s bloody year has bolstered the arguments of those arguing for a non-violent solution to the country’s crime wave over those advocating an “iron fist” approach. Today, the situation in El Salvador validates Dr. King’s admonition that violence begets more violence.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:17
Unidentified gunmen stormed Central African Republic's state-owned radio in the capital Bangui early on Tuesday in a failed attempt to force entry into the main studio.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 07:56
Escalation since April in the conflict in South Sudan left little hope a settlement could be reached any time soon.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 07:20
Seven weeks after their frenetic retreat from Ramadi, Iraqi security forces are preparing to mount a counteroffensive in the coming weeks to try to reclaim the pivotal western Iraqi city from the Islamic State, American and Iraqi officials say.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 07:08
White House looks to address regional conflicts and ease tensions around nuclear negotiations.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 07:01
El Salvador has once again registered the highest number of homicides since the end of the country's civil war, raising doubts about the government's short-term security strategy.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 06:54
Arrests follow plan to introduce anti-terrorism law that threatens press freedom.