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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
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:13
The Democratic Republic of Congo senate has amended a controversial census bill following four days of violent nationwide protests.The new version, to be approved by the lower house, removes the requirement to hold a census before the next election.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 23:37
Azerbaijan is getting more and more independent from the pressure of oil prices. “At the same time, a lot has been done in implementing major infrastructure projects, with assistance from international financial institutions in particular EBRD and others,” President Aliyev noted.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 23:25
The United States is donating over 300 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan's military, American officials have announced. The deal, the largest ever transfer of military hardware from the U.S. to an ex-Soviet Central Asian states, comes just three years after Washington lifted a ban on weapons exports to Uzbekistan because of the country's poor record on human rights.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 23:15
Obama praised Kazakhstan’s efforts in strengthening international security and expressed his hope that the Kazakh President will continue to actively contribute to finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, the Akorda added.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 12:43
On January 21, key members of the global coalition met in London to review and discuss their efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL not just through military force, but by addressing the underlying narrative of the organization, its financing, its flow of foreign fighters, and by reasserting their commitment to Iraq.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 12:09
As the nation awaited President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday—and any new decision on how he plans to wage war on Islamic fundamentalism—one of his key approaches seems on the verge of collapse in Yemen.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:40
While people risk everything for a new life in the United States, Washington gears up for another immigration battle.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:15
Yemen's Houthi rebels welcomed on Thursday proposed concessions by the government on power-sharing but their gunmen still held positions outside the residence of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who remains a virtual prisoner there.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:11
A parliament set up in Libya to rival the elected assembly has suspended UN-sponsored peace talks after blaming the country's internationally recognised government for fresh violence, a spokesman has said.