Reuters (UK)
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 08:16
"Our Western friends made it clear in London that Assad cannot be allowed to go now because they think chaos and an Islamist militant takeover would ensue," said one senior member of the Coalition who is close to officials from Saudi Arabia.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 08:09
Three Iranian military personnel were killed in south-east Iran early on Wednesday when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a roadside bomb, Iranian media said.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 08:12
The United States says it is "deeply troubled" by the arrest of the head of an election watchdog in Azerbaijan.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:49
Saudi Arabia's program to reintegrate former Islamist militants features art and sports classes, religious instruction and psychological analysis aimed at pushing them away from interpretations of Islam that favour political violence.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:43
"The United States has not met to date with the Islamic Front but it's possible it could take place," Kerry told a news conference in Manila where he is visiting.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:35
"They discussed the importance of moving forward" on carrying out the agreement "and of maintaining a constructive atmosphere as the negotiations continue," the U.S. official said.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 06:54
Recently defeated M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have continued to recruit fighters in neighboring Rwanda while the Congolese army has been involved in human rights abuses and corruption, according to a confidential U.N. report.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:28
U.S. officials may meet commanders from Syria's Islamic Front this week, the State Department said, after the grouping took control of weapon depots belonging to the Western-backed opposition.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:12
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has confirmed the deaths of two soldiers, who were killed while guarding a bank.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 07:18
Central African Republic's interim leader is weighing a possible amnesty for militias involved in Christian-Muslim violence that has killed hundreds of people, most of them civilians, in exchange for their disarmament.