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Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 06:54
Reports from Syria say that some members of the religious police force set up by the militant group Islamic State (IS) have been kidnapped.
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 06:50
About 12,500 political prisoners in Uzbekistan - more than in the Soviet gulags at the height of the Cold War - are subjected to systematic torture: asphyxiation, electrocution, and beatings, human rights groups, former inmates, and researchers say.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 08:20
The United States has donated military equipment to Djibouti in the past and has now earmarked two ex-US Army C-23B+ cargo aircraft for the Djibouti Air Force. They will be donated as Excess Defence Articles after being retired as a cost cutting measure.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 08:18
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was by far the most dangerous UN peacekeeping operation in 2014, when it became the main target for the Islamist militant groups operating in the north of the country.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 08:13
Mali’s foreign minister appealed Tuesday for international intervention in Libya to combat the spread of terrorism in the Sahel region of Africa and restore a central government.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 08:11
Freedom of speech in Azerbaijan was dealt a blow when the government shut down Radio Liberty.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 08:09
Uganda's military has confirmed that a senior commander in the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) movement has been taken into custody by US forces.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 08:08
Barack Obama has pledged support for the Mexican government despite calls for him to withhold aid to the country’s security forces following a string of incidents in which military troops and police have been implicated in torture, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 08:02
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, embroiled along with his wife and finance minister in a scandal over homes bought from and financed by a government contractor, plans no mea culpa, his spokesman said on Tuesday, dismissing any conflict of interest.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 07:58
Honduras is ranked as one of the most violent nations in the world, and kidnapping for ransom and disappearances are said to be common and under-reported.