AFP, Associated Press
Monday, March 28, 2016 - 07:23
A video purportedly made by El Salvador’s main street gangs is offering an end to killings in the country and asks the government not to continue an anti-gang offensive.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 06:39
Two servicemen have told Congress that American special forces called in an air strike on a hospital in Afghanistan because they believed the Taliban were using it as a command center, contradicting the military's explanation that the attack was meant for a different building.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 04:59
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assured Ukraine Monday of continuing U.S. support and announced the release of an additional $190 million in U.S. aid to help support reforms.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 05:38
With Washington set to send billions of dollars in fresh aid to Afghanistan despite the military drawdown, the U.S. official in charge of auditing assistance programs says “it’s not too late” to address the fraud and mismanagement that has bedeviled the 14-year effort to rebuild the country.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:30
The annual budget for Nigeria's main militant group Boko Haram could be as high as $10 million a year, a United Nations official said Tuesday, as security experts called for closer scrutiny of the financing of extremist groups.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:42
A civilian staff member with the United Nations mission in Central African Republic is alleged to have committed sexual exploitation, bringing the total number of those accused of sexual abuse to 17 since the peacekeeping mission arrived to help stabilize the country, the U.N. said Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 - 06:52
Zimbabwe's ousted vice president has released a political manifesto, signaling her possible intention to launch a new party to challenge President Robert Mugabe.
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 06:21
The Arab League has postponed a meeting of member state defense ministers who were scheduled to ratify a protocol for a new joint military force to intervene in troubled areas in the region, the organization said in a statement Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 06:26
The Obama administration is quietly reviewing the future of America's three-decade deployment to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, fearful the lightly equipped peacekeepers could be targets of escalating Islamic State-inspired violence. Options range from beefing up their protection or even pulling them out altogether, officials told The Associated Press.
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 12:58
Cameroon's president says his country will contribute 2 450 troops to a five-nation army to fight the Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, nearly tripling his initial pledge.