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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 07:21
A drone strike killed a leader of the militant group al-Shabab in southern Somalia on Saturday, according to U.S. officials, in the latest sign of how U.S. military operations in the country are gradually escalating.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 07:07
On February 2, the State Department sent to Congress more details about its big request for US$1 billion in 2016 assistance to Central America, as part of next year’s foreign aid budget proposal. Compared to 2014, this US$1 billion package would mean a tripling of foreign aid budget assistance to the region, especially to the three “Northern Triangle” countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), which suffer very high violent crime levels.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 07:01
More than 24,000 women were deported from Mexico in 2014 – double the number sent home in 2013. The upsurge in child detentions was even sharper – climbing 230% to just over 23,000, Mexican interior ministry figures reveal.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:55
The $1 billion is also far short of the $15 billion dollars, over a four-year period, that Guatemalan officials believe the region needs in order to create the conditions whereby their people will no longer need to leave for the U.S.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:46
Brazil's most violent major city, the colonial metropolis of Salvador de Bahia on the country's northern coast, has been hit by an influx of organized crime and drugs over the past five years, causing violence to rise as gangs battle for control of local markets.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:43
An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist Ahmed Douma to life in prison on Wednesday, judicial sources said, part of a sustained crackdown on Islamist and liberal government opponents.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:35
The Obama administration is hoping to nearly double U.S. assistance to Jordan over the next two years as the country struggles to cope with domestic issues and pressure from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:31
Officials in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh have detained an alleged member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamic group.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:28
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has handed over an alleged leader of a banned Islamic group to Tajikistan.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:22
Hundreds of Chadian ground troops entered northeastern Nigeria Tuesday as part of a growing regional offensive against Boko Haram insurgents.