Mark Tran
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 07:07
Government accuses rebels as fighting overshadows peace talks in Ethiopia and aid agencies warn of looming catastrophe. Aid agencies have warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in South Sudan, where fighting continues in spite of the crisis talks currently under way in neighbouring Ethiopia.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 07:16
Humanitarian groups warn of dwindling supplies of clean water, food and shelter, as Oxfam urges warring factions to call truce
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 00:00
Claudia Paz y Paz has a tough job as the first female attorney general in Guatemala, one of the most violent countries in Latin America
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 08:19
EU members agreed to suspend export licences for weapons or goods that could be used by Egypt for internal repression, but stopped short of ending aid programmes after a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 00:00
As with Saddam Hussein, Noriega enjoyed American support until he turned into a wayward ally who had to be overthrown.