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Friday, February 6, 2015 - 07:09
US Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing for a United Nations vote creating an arms embargo on South Sudan in an effort to end the civil war there, a US official said Thursday.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 07:01
National security adviser Susan Rice will unveil the 29-page document in a speech at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 06:53
Armenia's chief prosecutor has formally asked his Russian counterpart to hand over a Russian soldier accused of killing seven members of a family outside Russia's military base in Armenia. The request was made just after the two sides apparently had agreed to try the soldier in a Russian military court at the base.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 06:50
Obama administration sparked a diplomatic row with Nigeria y in autumn when it blocked the sale of Cobra helicopters citing a legal provision to the Arms Export Control Act, called the Leahy amendment. Author argues that Washington fails to see that refusing to enable Nigeria to combat one of the most heinous terrorist groups of the 21st century is in itself a human rights concern.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 06:40
Some analysts say Chadian troops may be the region's best hope to turn the tide against Boko Haram, but others are more cautious. The issue has become a hot topic as African leaders prepare to set-up a 7,500 troop regional force to fight the militants.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 06:35
France has sent military advisers to Niger's southern border with Nigeria to help coordinate military action by regional powers fighting the Islamist group Boko Haram, a French army official said on Thursday.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 07:57
According to military officials, the weapons seized could have been used to attack armored vehicles which are used to maintain the safety of the roads in the region. The rockets could have attacked an aircraft flying at 200-300 meters.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 07:52
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for a relationship with the United States based on diplomacy and an end to what he claims is a US plan to destabilise his government.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 07:48
Police in Brazil are questioning the treasurer of the governing Workers' Party in connection with a scandal involving state oil giant Petrobras.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 07:34
A top NATO official says a planned joint training center in Georgia is not aimed against Russia.