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Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:34
The United States urged Egypt's new leaders Monday to halt all "politically motivated arrests and detentions," but there was no specific mention of the future of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:41
The United States is gaining more insight into Syria's moderate opposition but must watch carefully to determine when occasional collaboration with Islamist radicals might turn into real alliances, the top U.S. military officer said on Monday.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:48
Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners set for release Wednesday have been moved to a jail in central Israel, reports say. Direct peace talks are due to resume in Jerusalem hours after they are taken to crossings in Gaza and the West Bank.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:51
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time with newly inaugurated Iranian President Hassan Rohani in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, next month.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:55
The detention of ousted president Mohammed Morsi has been extended by 15 days pending an inquiry into claims that he collaborated with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Egypt's judiciary has announced.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 11:27
Senior United Nations officials today raised the alarm about the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), which is marked by ongoing insecurity and instability as well as a rapidly growing humanitarian emergency.
“The Central African Republic is not yet a failed State but has the potential to become one if swift action is not taken,” Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos warned in her briefing to the Security Council.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 11:31
The Mali coup leader who overthrew the country's democratically elected president more than a year ago received a big promotion Wednesday to army general, an announcement made just days after the country chose a new president.
News of Amadou Sanogo's new job title drew criticism from human rights activists who said he should instead face investigation into abuses committed by his loyalists after the March 2012 coup.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 11:31
The Mali coup leader who overthrew the country's democratically elected president more than a year ago received a big promotion Wednesday to army general, an announcement made just days after the country chose a new president.
News of Amadou Sanogo's new job title drew criticism from human rights activists who said he should instead face investigation into abuses committed by his loyalists after the March 2012 coup.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 11:39
Nigerian soldiers have killed the second-in-command of the Islamist sect Boko Haram, an insurgency that has caused the deaths of thousands in the last three years, the Ministry of Defense said Wednesday.
It said Momodu Bama, who had a $155,000 bounty on his head, was killed along with 17 other members of the sect during clashes with the military on Aug. 4 in Bama, a town in the northeastern state of Borno.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 11:44
The Central African Republic is on the brink of collapse and the crisis is threatening to spread beyond its borders, senior U.N. officials said on Wednesday as they urged the Security Council to help fund and support an African Union peacekeeping force.