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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 08:10
Ahead of the fourth anniversary of the January 25 uprising, Egypt's Islamist and liberal activists, remain poles apart despite speculations that they may be considering some kind of rapprochement.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 08:02
The UN refugee agency has urged the international community to help alleviate the "desperate living conditions" of 620,000 Syrian refugees living in camps in Jordan.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 08:00
The United Nations called Nigeria on Tuesday to restore law and order in the northeast and investigate "mass killings" of civilians blamed on Boko Haram insurgents.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:56
South Africa says military intervention by its contingent of United Nations peacekeepers is now “inevitable” after Rwandan rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo did not comply with a January 2 deadline to disarm.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:50
The surprise ousting of Blaise Compaore in October 2014 is a testament to the power of political resistance and the democratic will. However, the coup represents only the early stages of a political transition whose outcomes depend largely on the actions of Burkina Faso’s military.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:47
Madama, located in the northeast of Niger in the vast Teneré desert, is 10 days’ drive from the capital Niamey and doesn’t even feature on most maps. This is where Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Defence, spent the first day of 2015 visiting troops in a brand new military base, which is being set up as part of France’s Operation Barkhane to fight Islamist terror groups in the Sahel.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:42
An African warlord with a $5 million bounty on his head unexpectedly fell into the lap of U.S. troops last week, presenting the Pentagon with a military victory but also a legal conundrum: what to do with the newfound prisoner?
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:42
Secretary of State John Kerry and Pakistan Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz speak on U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:28
A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the telecommunications authority to ban access to websites showing Charlie Hebdo's front cover with the image of the Prophet Muhammad, a state-run news agency said.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:13
Falling oil revenues and intensifying fighting across Libya mean the humanitarian situation is worsening and basic public services may collapse, aid agencies said.