Associated Press
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:19
Security officials say more than 40 people have been killed in sectarian clashes between Sunni Islamic militants and northern rebel forces belonging to a branch of Shiites in northern Yemen.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 00:00
Opposition politicians and others fear Martelly will rule by decree if the terms of the Senate seats expire then.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 09:05
Military analysts say French forces trying to disarm fighters in Central African Republic must be smart, careful and quick about handing the lead to multinational African peacekeepers.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:49
The decision came after Islamic militants seized warehouses containing U.S. military gear that was intended for the Western-backed main rebel faction.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:48
Iraqi government has signed a $ 1.1 billion deal with a South Korean company to buy 24 multi-role light fighters to boost its defense capabilities.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:46
US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to arrive in the Middle East on his ninth trip of the year, continuing shuttle diplomacy aimed at securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by spring.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:15
The father of a slain French soldier has described how disarmed Muslim fighters in the Central African Republic were lynched by a Christian mob in harrowing testimony that raised the spectre of a new wave of sectarian killing in the troubled state.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 00:00
Just hours after the measure passed the Senate Wednesday on a 95-28 vote, members of the House of Deputies took up the bill after overriding attempts by leftist opponents to block discussions.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:25
Taken together, the initiatives suggest that the Gulf states are seeking to do more to ensure their collective security amid the prospect of warmer relations between Iran and the West.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:53
Police fired tear gas to disperse pro-Islamist students protesting at Cairo University and two others in the southern city of Assuit on Tuesday after 15 demonstrators at al-Azhar University were arrested the day before.