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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 06:25
About a dozen protesters have demonstrated outside the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Washington, demanding that the government release Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative journalist with RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 06:08
The regime has many critics but a fragmented opposition and harsh crackdowns by the state have left a revolution in need of a leader
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 06:01
Over the years, Kenyan police have acquired a dubious reputation of being a source of insecurity instead of one of security. In many instances, the police represent clear, palpable and imminent danger to the lives of Kenyan citizens.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 06:00
Kenya needs more that military options to deal with the terrorist threat of al-Shabab, says a security specialist.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 05:56
Significant oil reserves have been discovered in the Lake Chad Basin, a vast, semi-arid and desert area at the heart of the Sahel, surrounding Lake Chad. However, a raft of challenges face companies and governments seeking to commercially explore and produce in the Basin.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 09:08
Yemen’s Houthi fighters have received shipments of heavy weapons via Red Sea ports under their control, Yemeni government sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday.
Militia groups loyal to the Shi’ite movement, which continues to advance in a number of regions across Yemen, received the weapons shipments via the Red Sea ports of Midi, Hodeidah and Al-Khokha from an allied “Islamic” country, likely the Islamic Republic of Iran, which some Gulf states accuse of backing the movement, according to the sources.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:19
Taiwan’s F-16s face a growing threat from China’s arsenal of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). The latest and gravest is the Russian sale of 400-kilometer-range S-400 Triumf road-mobile SAM systems to China.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:18
China's foreign ministry rebuked the U.S. Congress on Monday after legislators passed a bill allowing the sale of second-hand warships to Taiwan, the self-ruled island which Beijing claims as a renegade province.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:14
Myanmar’s military has jailed an officer for two years for signing a petition supporting a constitutional amendment to reduce the army’s role in politics, the officer’s wife said Monday.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:12
India has awarded a helicopter contract estimated at $1 billion to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., an official at the country’s defense ministry said on Saturday.