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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 05:57
The fourth meeting of military and security chiefs from the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Benin Republic began in Nigeria capital’s Abuja with Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau Mohammed urging member nation to forge closer collaboration towards curbing the violence of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 05:55
The Ebola outbreak started in rural areas, but by June it had reached Liberia's capital, Monrovia. By August, the number of people contracting the Ebola virus in the country was doubling every week. The Liberian government and aid workers begged for help.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 05:54
Hundreds of Kenyans are demonstrating in downtown Nairobi to demand that the government do more to increase security.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 05:52
Neighbour nations Mauritania and Mali are teaming up to boost security, fight Ebola and ease the passage of people and goods.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 05:08
In a predawn raid on Tuesday, United States Special Operations commandos and Yemeni troops rescued eight hostages being held in a cave in a remote part of eastern Yemen by Al Qaeda’s affiliate there, officials from both countries said.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 05:02
One day after announcing that Chuck Hagel is being dismissed as defense secretary, his greatest foreign-policy legacy -- relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government -- seems to be evaporating. Egypt's interior minister warned on Tuesday, Nov. 25, that police will not hesitate to use deadly force against Islamist protesters during a planned demonstration on Friday, which represents the first serious challenge to Sisi's government since elections in June.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 07:20
NATO fully supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders. Therefore, we do not recognise the so-called treaty on alliance and strategic partnership signed between the Georgian region of Abkhazia and Russia on 24 November.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 07:18
The United States’ position on Abkhazia and South Ossetia remains clear: these regions are integral parts of Georgia, and we continue to support Georgia’s independence, its sovereignty, and its territorial integrity. The United States will not recognize the legitimacy of any so-called “treaty” between Georgia’s Abkhazia region and the Russian Federation.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 07:16
American soldiers from the Army's 1st Cavalry Division will rotate to locations throughout Poland and the Baltics until at least the end of 2015 to reassure U.S. allies on edge because of recent Russian incursions into Ukraine, according to the top commander of the U.S. Army in Europe.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 07:11
Three Armenian helicopter crewmen who were killed when their military aircraft was shot down on November 12 by Azerbaijani forces have been buried with full military honors.