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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 05:37
What happened in Yemen is not very different from the stories of other Arab nations shaken by the “Arab Spring” revolutions. U.S. military intervention hasn’t checked the disintegration, nor has American retreat. This history is being written by the Arabs, not outsiders. Foreign assistance can help strong, broadly based governments but not fragile, polarized ones.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 05:32
In the past several months, many of the Syrian rebel groups previously favored by the CIA have had their money and supplies cut off or substantially reduced, even as President Obama touted the strategic importance of American support for the rebels in his State of the Union address.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 09:13
Police fired shots and teargas as thousands of people from the Maasai ethnic group, clad in traditional red cloaks, marched to the governor's office in Narok town, the administrative center of the sprawling Maasai Mara park.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 08:00
The United States is continuing airstrikes against al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen while facing questions about how to carry on such operations without a trusted partner on the ground following the collapse of the country’s fragile, pro-Western government.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 07:25
The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development have drafted a new major plan to “expand and reorient” assistance to Central America, according to Latin America policy analysts.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 07:16
Thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations in Mexico City to demand a full investigation into the disappearance of 43 students four months ago.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 07:11
The United States has further reduced its diplomatic profile in Yemen amid the violence and political upheaval there, the State Department said Monday.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 07:10
Paraguayan national police and the Senad drug enforcement agency burned Monday a total of 1,212 kilos (1 1/3 tons) of cocaine seized in different operations between 2013 and the first days of this year.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 06:50
A lot has changed in what was once described, by former British foreign secretary William Hague, as the world’s “most failed state”. Somalia has now slipped outside the UN Security Council’s top-five most discussed topics, although much remains to be done before Somalia has escaped the reality of being a failed state.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 06:47
Egyptian police arrested 516 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood during violence that erupted as the country marked the fourth anniversary of its January 25 uprising, the interior minister said Monday.