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Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 07:01
Afghan opium cultivation again rose to historic levels in 2014, United Nations officials reported on Wednesday. And in a sign of how deeply entwined drug trafficking and the Afghan political system have become, the officials said the protracted elections this year were at least part of the cause.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:50
Last month the US department of labor reported that Uzbekistan had made “no advancement” in eliminating the worst forms of child labour, although the International Labor Organization (ILO) has noted tentative progress.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:41
France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday there was still no fixed date for the delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia. “No delivery date can be fixed at this stage,” Le Drian told the National Assembly lower house of parliament.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:41
In 2012 and 2013, the Panamá de Arauca region faced kidnappings, extortion, and attacks on vehicles and employees in the public and private sectors. The criminal alliances worked to turn this area into a strategic corridor in their plan to weaken the Colombian government.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:39
The peace talks in Havana between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas have continued to show slow but steady progress since President Juan Manuel Santos, who has staked considerable political capital on ending the 50-year conflict, began his second term three months ago.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:32
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issued a law on Wednesday allowing him to deport non-Egyptians convicted of crimes to their home countries, a move that could lead to the release of at least one of three journalists from the Al Jazeera English news channel who have been imprisoned for almost a year.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:29
The recently installed Iraqi prime minister removed 36 military commanders in a sweeping shake-up on Wednesday, in his first public attempt to put his mark on the Iraqi security forces battling to retake territory from Islamic State militants.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:29
Russia has said its air force will conduct regular air patrols from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:27
Honduras President Juan Hernandez wants the United States to invest billions of dollars to help curb the flow of illegal migrants from Central America, and said it will take much longer to stem the crisis without Washington's help.
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:27
U.S. Central Command will host military planners from more than 30 nations for an operational planning conference Nov. 12-21 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The conference provides an opportunity for coalition partners to strengthen relationships and further develop and refine military campaign plans to degrade and defeat ISIL. The event is another milestone in U.S. and Coalition military efforts to work together with Iraq and other partners from around the world to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider international community.