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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 07:25
Law enforcement in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and elsewhere in East Africa needs skills, experience, and enabling equipment to effectively investigate terrorism cases. Investigators in the region need international support as they seek to work more closely with prosecutors to build cases against terrorists and successfully bring them to trial.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 07:23
Central Asia is excited by progress in the P5+1′s negotiations with Iran because it presents a valuable economic opportunity that has long waited in the wings: a relief from the pressures of Russia and China. The progress also validates, in a way, the region’s decision to remain non-nuclear, providing states with dubious human rights records something the international community can commend them for.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 07:06
Somali community, living in the neighborhood called Eastleigh, is caught between an al-Shabab that is now targeting Muslims and Christians alike, and an emboldened Kenyan security apparatus willing to go to extreme measures in an attempt to root out radical elements in Somali communities like this.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:53
“There is a limited amount of money available and there are some very big problems that threaten US security and citizens of US in a serious way,” he said. “I would not interpret it that Azerbaijan, or Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not a priority for the US anymore. I would say there are bigger problems toward US itself and limited amount of money.”
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:49
Despite the drawdown of American Soldiers in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army engineering community is continuing to develop rapid technological solutions.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:49
Commanders of the Kenyan Police Service and the Administration Police have no right to issue orders to each other’s officers. They also cannot engage the specialized armed officers of the General Service Unit or Rapid Deployment Unit without first getting authorization from police headquarters in Nairobi.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:36
“There has never been a consistent U.S. foreign policy in Central Asia,” Sarah Kendzior, an independent Central Asia expert, told FP. “Not only is it hard to maintain meaningful relationships with the region’s autocratic regimes, but American inconsistency gives the impression to local governments that Washington doesn’t care about Central Asia on its own, only as a means to an end.”
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:33
Kenya rights groups condemned Tuesday the suspension of two key Muslim civil society organisations for suspected links to Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, saying it will damage efforts to counter extremism.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:02
Authorities told residents of Guadalajara on Tuesday to ignore banners allegedly hung around Mexico’s second biggest city by a drug cartel that killed 15 police officers last week.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 05:55
Ten Colombian soldiers have been killed in an attack by left-wing Farc rebels in west of the country, officials say.

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