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Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 05:57
Protesters in the northern Afghan province of Parwan blocked the main highway there on Monday after American forces raided the village of a local strongman and blew up a weapons depot belonging to him.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 05:51
Elena Urlaeva was reportedly subjected to sexual violence by the Uzbek authorities, after years of arrests and beatings. The BBC profiles an activist renowned for her bravery.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 05:48
A US warship arrived Sunday in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on a training mission, the US embassy said, sending a message of support to the NATO aspirant amid the conflict in Ukraine.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 05:32
Armenia’s protests over higher electricity prices might appear just another chapter in this tiny, poverty-stricken South Caucasus country’s long chronicle of street demonstrations.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 05:29
Imam Rashot Kamalov, a popular Muslim preacher in southern Kyrgyzstan, faces over 10 years in prison for a sermon he gave last summer.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 13:43
In light of Burundian President Nkurunziza’s continued efforts to violate the Arusha Agreement, seek a third term and press ahead with electoral dates, the United States is placing on hold technical assistance to Burundi's Independent National Electoral Commission
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 08:05
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has received the draft protocol to form a joint Arab military force, a presidential statement said on Saturday.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 07:37
The United Nations expressed its support for Human Rights Watch on Thursday, calling on the Colombian government “not to shoot the messenger” denouncing impunity in the military killings of thousands of civilians.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 07:18
Impunity and corruption were serious problems in Mexico in 2014, according to a new human rights report released by the U.S. State Department. So were extra-legal executions, disappearances, torture, intimidation of journalists, and a long list of other abuses. But most Mexicans were already well aware of the problems.
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 07:12
Fewer than 100 Syrian rebels are currently being trained by the U.S. military to fight the Islamic State group, a tiny total for a sputtering program with a stated goal of producing 5,400 fighters a year.