Associated Press
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:53
In recent times Sudan has gone through two major civil wars, the loss of its rebellious southern oil region, and the indictment of its president for war crimes. Now, with its economy in disarray, it’s the latest Arab country to be feeling heat from the street.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:39
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday angrily condemned a US decision to impose sanctions against his country for allegedly backing rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who recruit child soldiers.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:53
In a stealthy seaside assault in Somalia and in a raid in Libya's capital, U.S. special forces on Saturday struck out against Islamic extremists who have carried out terrorist attacks in East Africa, snatching a Libyan al-Qaida leader allegedly involved in the bombings of U.S. embassies 15 years ago but aborting a mission to capture a terrorist suspect linked to last month's Nairobi shopping mall attack after a fierce firefight.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:35
Security forces and Islamist protesters clashed in Egypt Sunday, leaving 51 killed, as a national holiday celebrating the military turned to mayhem.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:28
US President Barack Obama says intelligence agencies believe Iran is still “a year or more” away from producing a nuclear weapon, an assessment he acknowledged was at odds with Israel.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 06:10
Two Canadians held for seven weeks in an Egyptian prison in what they had described as brutal conditions have been freed, Canadian officials announced late Saturday.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 00:00
Under contract with the U.S. Air Force, the plain was a "prospector" aircraft, equipped with surveillance equipment and employed to track speedboats and other vessels that smuggle cocaine.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 00:00
Recent polls suggest that Silva, who served as environment minister under President Dilma Rousseff's predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, had emerged stronger from the mass protests that swept Brazil in June.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 00:00
The United States government had contracted the plane to detect and monitor drug trafficking routes in the coastal region of Central America as part of the $165 million Central America Regional Security Initiative.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 00:00
Not a single shot was fired during the 50-minute operation Sunday involving 590 police officers and 180 military troops in the Lins de Vasconcelos slums in the city's north.