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Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:42
Former Congressman Robert Wexler says the election in Kazakhstan was open and fair. The author of the article discusses the autocratic regime in Kazakhstan and questions congressman's statement.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:36
Hundreds of Georgian and United States (US) soldiers are taking part in a joint military exercise, being held for the first time on Georgian soil.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:29
Contrary to popular perceptions, the current conflict is not driven by ethnic hatred between the Dinka and Nuer but rather by the leaders’ willingness to politicise their power struggle along these ethnic lines. The author discusses how the continued calls for an arms embargo can paradoxically become a big step back in resolving the conflict.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:20
Venezuelan authorities uncovered a mass grave containing a dozen bodies in the northwestern frontier state of Tachira, just 2.5 miles from the Colombian border.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:14
China is negotiating a military base in the strategic port of Djibouti, the president told AFP, raising the prospect of US and Chinese bases side-by-side in the tiny Horn of Africa nation.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:09
Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have shot down a Moroccan fighter jet that was taking part in Saudi-led coalition air strikes against them.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:07
Libya has criticised EU proposals to authorise the use of force against people smugglers taking migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:04
Rebels including an Al-Qaeda affiliate stormed a complex in northwestern Syria on Sunday where some 250 regime forces and civilians have been trapped for two weeks, a monitoring group said.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 06:57
Syria’s misery shows no sign of ending; Libya is torn in half; the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is making gains in Iraq; and Yemen is sliding into a humanitarian crisis. When Barack Obama hosts leaders from the Gulf at Camp David on Thursday, he will be confronted by a Middle East that is coming apart at the seams.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 06:56
Burundi's security forces removed barricades in the capital Bujumbura on Sunday following a government order for an immediate end to protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid for a third term.