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Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:05
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has finished a weeklong tour of the five Central Asian states by appealing for them to improve their dismal human rights records.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:01
Stationing heavy U.S. military equipment in the Baltic states and eastern Europe would amount to "the most aggressive step by the Pentagon and NATO" since the Cold War.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 05:57
Afghanistan is locked in a wrangle with the United Nations over control of a fund for police salaries, highlighting a quandary for aid donors keen to disengage from the country but reluctant to do so until sustainable, graft-free systems are in place.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 05:54
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia could backfire by encouraging extremism.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 08:01
The administration should think twice before upping aid to the Nigerian military. Its record of corruption and systematic human rights violations suggests that any such aid will be useless at best, if not completely counterproductive. Intensive training of the Nigerian military has done little to change this pattern of behavior.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 07:34
The House approved a $579 billion Pentagon spending bill for fiscal year 2016.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 07:23
After years of shoring up security alliances in Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil is now looking eastward, asserting its influence across the Atlantic Ocean.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 07:20
David Cameron has accused Argentina of “threatening” the people of the Falkland Island in a furious row at a Brussels dinner.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 07:11
The European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean states on Thursday urged the Colombian government and rebel group ELN to formalize peace talks “as soon as possible.”
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 07:03
Concerned at the recent armed clashes amid the ongoing peace talks on Colombia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, today said these incidents have the potential to “derail” a long sought peace process, increasing risks for the civilian population.