United Nations
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 08:41
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 08:25
Allied Democratic Force (ADF), a Ugandan rebel group based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is allegedly recruiting children as young as 10 years as child soldiers in their bid to topple the Ugandan government.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 08:23
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 08:16
When bullets tore through the streets of Kismayo in June, leaving over 70 dead as rival militias twice fought for control of the Somali port city, many international aid agencies halted a cautious scale-up of activities.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 08:01
The UN security council has expressed “grave concern” over recent violence in South Sudan that has affected thousands of civilians, saying the government of Juba should exert more effort to curb it.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:52
The UN has opened an investigation into reports that its troops killed two Congolese civilians during protests in the eastern city of Goma, amid fighting with rebels.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:43
The UN human rights chief is urging the United States and Israel to clarify the legal basis for the use of armed drones in Pakistan, Yemen and Gaza.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:38
The U.N. is being dragged into a mission in Mali likely to involve state-building as much as peacekeeping, as France looks to reduce its military footprint in the vast and poor Sahel state after defeating an Islamist rebellion.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 11:37
With U.N. chemical weapons inspectors trapped just k away from the site of what could be one of the worst gas attacks in decades, doctors frantically collected samples they hoped could prove an alleged massacre in the outskirts of Damascus.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 09:14
The time is nearing for a potentially definitive U.S. response to alleged Syrian government atrocities and an increasingly violent military crackdown in Egypt, President Barack Obama said in an exclusive interview broadcast Friday on CNN's "New Day."