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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:11
The speech by Jindal is part of an effort to present himself as an effective voice on domestic and foreign policy. He released a 28-page proposal to rebuild the U.S. military from America Next, the conservative advocacy group formed by Jindal.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:10
Somalia's army and African troops deployed forces on Monday inside a strategic port which they retook from Islamist rebels at the weekend, promising residents they would be protected.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:08
Kenya's intelligence and security agencies need to improve their coordination and command structures to avoid a repeat of the slow response to attacks in June that killed about 65 people, a police oversight body said.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:07
The United States government has urged South Sudan government to engage in an inclusive consultation process on draft legislations seeking to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations and the national security service.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:05
South African authorities have confiscated yet another US$5.7 million arms money from Nigeria, nearly three weeks after seizing $9.3 million in cash transported by two Nigerians and an Israeli for arms purchase, South Africa-based City Express reported Monday.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:04
South Africa enjoys unique access to multilateral arrangements such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA), and should use these to strengthen peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction and development (PCRD) on the African continent.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:02
Al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s Somalia-based affiliate, lost its largest remaining stronghold this weekend to pro-Somalia troops. That stronghold, a port-city called Barawe, was a hub for al Shabaab. The city, a straight shot south of the capital Mogadishu (about 135 miles), hosted al Shabaab leadership and major training camps, served as part of the supply route to the Somali capital and provided al Shabaab with revenue through charcoal trade. But the loss of Barawe is not a death-blow to the al Qaeda affiliate.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 09:16
Raytheon, a major American defense contractor and the world’s largest producer of guided missiles, has won an Israeli contract to supply $149.3 million in Tamir missiles, the projectiles used in Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 08:45
Australian fighter jets have flown their first armed combat mission in Iraq against the Islamic State group but did not launch air strikes, the military said Monday.