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Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 07:51
Nigeria's chief of defense staff acknowledged Tuesday that the headquarters of a multinational military force on Nigeria's border with Chad has been seized by Islamic extremists.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 07:50
Brazilian human rights organizations reacted Tuesday to slam a statement issued by Sao Paulo state’s new police chief urging a reduction in the age of criminal responsibility to confront teenagers who kill with impunity.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 07:19
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov adopted a decree on the next call of Uzbek citizens to military service and transferring the servicemen, who have served their service terms, to the reserve of the armed forces.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 07:18
Al Jazeera has obtained a leaked copy of a report by a chemical weapons watchdog that offers further evidence about the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 06:59
The Russian military says Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan will hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea for the first time this summer. The five shoreline countries -- Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran -- have argued over the division of the Caspian and the right to its rich resources since the 1991 Soviet collapse.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 06:52
The United States has answered Iraqi pleas for more heavy equipment, donating 250 mine-resistant armored vehicles to Baghdad. The mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs, are intended to withstand roadside bombs.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 06:45
Authorities in Azerbaijan have detained 10 men on suspicion of taking part in militant activities alongside armed groups in Syria.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 05:48
Depending on the military’s findings, Barack Obama’s administration could face more pressure to move U.S. troops closer to the front lines to better coordinate targeting against the Islamic State, thereby potentially putting more U.S. soldiers in harm’s way. But experts warn that given the enemy and the nature of this war, civilian deaths will be difficult to avoid entirely in any event.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:59
On his final day serving in the U.S. Senate, Senator Tom Coburn released an oversight report, A Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Missions and Performance, which finds the Department of Homeland Security is not successfully executing any of its five main missions.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:56
Pakistan’s National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would establish military courts to try civilian terrorism suspects.