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Monday, June 1, 2015 - 06:54
Argentina's most recent homicide statistics show that murders have been on the rise since 2010, a phenomenon likely linked to the country's increasing role in the drug trade.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 06:36
Approximately 5,000 protesters Friday demanded Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s resignation after he was accused by the opposition of having accepted illegal funds from the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) to finance his presidential campaign in 2013.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 06:26
Tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters marched in this politically divided country Saturday to back a jailed opposition leader, who has gone on a hunger strike to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to hold congressional elections and free prisoners allegedly detained for political motives.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:46
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned Pakistan he would reverse a diplomatic outreach unless Islamabad clamps down on Taliban activities and puts its leaders under house arrest, venting frustration as Kabul faces an onslaught of attacks by the insurgents.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:33
Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a US warship that was acting "aggressively" in the Black Sea.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:30
Magomed Suleymanov, aka Abu Usman Gimrinsky, has been chosen as the new leader of the Caucasus Emirate proclaimed in 2007 by Doku Umarov, who led the insurgency until his death in 2013.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:27
Of the five Central Asian states, only Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan have had power change hands–but always through death or revolution. needless to say, their leaders are noticeably younger.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:25
Central Asian militants in the Islamic State-aligned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) are currently shifting from Pakistan into Afghanistan, adopting the Islamic State’s propaganda strategies and working with factions of the Taliban.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:23
The senior Tajikistan police official who apparently defected to ISIS had taken part in United States training on five separate occasions, a State Department official has said.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 05:21
Former OMON special forces commander Gulmorad Halimov has appeared in an online video in black IS garb, saying that he participated in programs on U.S. soil three times.