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Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:38
At least 1,466 Iraqis were killed in episodes of armed conflict in June, up more than 40 percent from the previous month as security forces battled the Islamic State group, according to United Nations figures released Wednesday.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:36
The U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, has called on the government to deploy its police force more widely.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:34
South Sudan's army has burned people alive, raped and shot girls, and forced tens of thousands from their homes, according to interviews with survivors by The Associated Press and corroborated by human rights groups.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:31
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the United States and Cuba will reopen embassies in their respective capitals on July 20, officially restoring diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:31
Up to twenty people have died after an alleged police raid on civilian homes turned violent in parts of Burundi's capital Bujumbura on the day President Pierre Nkurunziza led the country's 53rd Independence Day celebrations.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:31
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Pentagon news conference Wednesday that while the U.S. needs to develop a credible, moderate fighting partner on the ground to battle the Islamic State in Syria, the vetting must be done carefully to weed out extremists.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:28
Officials warn the Middle East’s most impoverished country is a step away from famine
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:28
Ivory Coast has reinforced security along its northern frontier following recent attacks just across the border in Mali blamed on Islamist insurgents, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:26
The tiny nation of Lesotho is threatening to erupt into violence again, less than a year after one of its former leaders fled into exile in South Africa.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:15
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Central Asia and Russia for the first time next week–with counterterrorism and energy topping the agenda.