Alan Cowell
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 06:48
A high-profile British inquiry into the poisoning of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former K.G.B. officer turned critic of the Kremlin, concluded in a report released on Thursday that his murder “was probably approved” by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the head of the country’s spy service.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 05:54
The International Criminal Court in The Hague announced on Friday that its chief prosecutor has withdrawn charges of crimes against humanity against President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 05:59
Despite often rancorous discussion brokered by three African presidents, political and military leaders in Burkina Faso have failed to name a civilian to lead a transition to democracy after the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré.
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 08:06
With Iraq’s myriad crises unfolding at a rapid pace, foreign ministers of the European Union gathered in Brussels on Friday under pressure from some members of the 28-nation bloc to step up arms supplies to the country’s beleaguered Kurdish minority.
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 07:50
European nations moved on Wednesday to intensify their involvement in Iraq, announcing further humanitarian aid and, for the first time, pledging to supply arms to the embattled Kurdish forces fighting the Sunni militants who have overrun much of northern Iraq.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 06:38
Breaking ranks with other European countries, France announced on Wednesday that it would send arms to the embattled Kurdish authorities fighting Sunni militants who have encircled members of the Yazidi religious minority on a remote mountaintop in northern Iraq.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 06:43
The United States would consider expanding military and political support for Iraq if Haider al-Abadi assumes the duties of prime minister and leads a multisectarian government.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 13:26
A military court in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Thursday acquitted a militant Islamic cleric known as Abu Qatada on charges of planning a terrorist attack on an American school there in the late 1990s, the latest chapter in a longstanding legal fight that included a death sentence in absentia, a 10-year court battle in Britain and his deportation a year ago.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 07:45
Sunni militants who overran the northern Iraqi city of Mosul to deal a stunning strategic blow against the government have pressed south toward Baghdad and occupied facilities in the key oil refining town of Baiji, spreading alarm in the Iraqi capital itself, according to security officials and residents on Wednesday.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 06:30
Recent elections in Egypt and Syria represent a triumph of process and imagery over true liberal democracy.