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Friday, January 23, 2015 - 06:37
Since 2012, the United States has tried to build a “partnership” against al-Qaeda with President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, training selected Yemeni counterterrorism units and providing close to $1 billion in aid.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 06:35
The president of Yemen has resigned along with his prime minister in protest at the takeover of the capital Sanaa by Shia Houthi rebels, creating a dangerous political vacuum.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 06:20
The Mexican government will face close scrutiny from the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances – a phenomenon that made international headlines after 43 students from a rural teachers college were killed in September in Iguala, in a case that has not yet been fully clarified.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 06:15
Nigeria does not need the help of UN or African Union troops to take on Boko Haram, the country's national security adviser has told the BBC.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 06:03
At the end of their first round of talks Thursday, Cuban and American delegations pronounced it “productive,” respectful and positive. But both acknowledged that “profound differences” remain.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:57
The surest path to reaching a comprehensive, lasting solution that will make the world and the region safer is to show commitment to diplomacy to try to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue within the deadline that has been set.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:50
Monarch whose reign saw the spread of division, corruption and strife, and was saved only by ‘black gold’. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who has died aged 90, promised much but accomplished little.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:41
As Russian military supplies continue to enter Ukraine, it becomes harder by the day for Putin to deny that Moscow is providing arms to the separatists.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:32
The brother of Saudi Arabia's former leader, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, has become king following Abdullah's death. And as far as how he will rule, most think he will continue the status quo in Saudi Arabia strategic policy. That includes maintaining the alliance with the US and working toward energy-market stability.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:27
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday. One short-term consequence is already clear enough: Hadi's resignation means the US has lost one of its most cooperative counterterrorism partners in the Middle East