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Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:07
Egypt opened a trial against 26 men charged with engaging in “debauchery”—a euphemism for homosexuality—the latest step in what rights groups say is a broader government crackdown on gay men.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:02
President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan is known for occasionally being hot-tempered. But it was nonetheless baffling to Western diplomats when, in recent days, he abruptly demanded that the United Nations Development Program, the agency that manages hundreds of millions of dollars provided by Western donors to run the police force, relinquish responsibility for the fund within six months.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:01
In order for the democracy in Iraq to succeed post-US occupation, the Iraqi government must be inclusive of all interest groups in Iraq, specifically the ethno-sectarian groups that represent the Shia, Sunni Arab, and Sunni Kurdish populations in Iraq.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 11:14
Israel has asked Washington to preserve cut-rate costs and generous terms of a proposed package of up to six V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft pending an ongoing reassessment of procurement priorities driven by last summer's Gaza war.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:45
The U.S. and coalition partners launched the single largest coalition effort against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) this week to help clear them from northwestern Iraq, according to a coalition spokesman.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:42
It's likely to be several months until the new American-led mission to train Iraqi soldiers gets underway, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:38
An Israeli Defense Ministry official on Wednesday characterized a test conducted the previous day of the new Arrow-3 as a “no test,” given that “conditions did not allow for” actual launch of the intercepting missile.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:35
Leftist rebels negotiating a peace agreement with the Colombian government on Wednesday declared a unilateral and indefinite cease-fire in hope of drawing a reciprocal halt by the armed forces, something President Juan Manuel Santos has so far resisted.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:34
At least 11 people have been killed in clashes between rival vigilante groups in Michoacan state, western Mexico.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:31
Peshmerga forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, moved into Sinjar in northern Iraq, which has been under the control of the Islamic State group since August, a statement from the Kurdish Regional Security Council said. Peshmerga fighters were able to retake at least eight small villages around Sinjar, driving "large numbers" of militants to flee to Mosul and other areas under their control, the statement added.