Associated Press
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:04
The number of jihadi groups operating in Sinai's rugged, mountainous deserts has mushroomed over recent years, believed to have thousands of fighters.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:00
After meeting on Tuesday with President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan said oil from South Sudan would continue to flow through his country’s pipelines.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:13
Africa's last absolute monarch King Mswati III has announced his tiny mountain kingdom has a new political system – a "monarchial democracy".
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 07:36
A foreign fighter in Syria says jihadis from the Caucasus have formed an independent fighting force.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 00:00
President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday night that 14 of 23 states lost power for much of the day and blamed "sabotage," which he did not detail.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 00:00
Brazil's senate has opened an investigation into U.S. spying in the nation.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 00:00
After 12 years out of office, the once-autocratic party known as the PRI is encountering a more complicated, democratic country than the one it ran for 71 years.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 00:00
President Dilma Rousseff is considering canceling her October trip to the U.S., where she has been scheduled to be honored with a state dinner. Folha cited unidentified Rousseff aides.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 00:00
President Desi Bouterse of Suriname distanced himself Tuesday from his son following the younger man's arrest and quick extradition to the United States to face drug and weapons charges.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 12:46
The three Lebanese have ties to the Islamic Unification Movement, a Sunni organization that enjoys good relations with Lebanon’s powerful Shiite militant Hezbollah group as well as the Syrian government.