Reuters (UK)
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:21
President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism aide, Lisa Monaco, spoke with Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday to discuss the country's political transition and process towards greater democracy, the White House said.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:23
The State Department said Secretary of State John Kerry had confirmed that the US government had offered the reward — part of the department’s so-called Rewards for Justice programme — in a letter to lawmakers on Friday.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:18
French President Francois Hollande called on Israel on Monday to halt settlement building on occupied territory, saying it hampers chances for a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:49
Egyptian security officials have blamed Islamist militants for the shooting death of an Interior Ministry lieutenant colonel, the highest-profile killing in Cairo since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 08:46
Gambia's government will cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan with immediate effect, a statement from President Yahya Jammeh's office said on Thursday.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:33
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta plans to send back to parliament a media bill critics say would stunt democracy in an African nation with unusually broad press freedoms.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:38
Nigeria's army offensive against Islamist militants has pushed nearly 40,000 refugees over its northern border into Niger, a U.N. agency said, in a drive that is straining food supplies in the drought-prone country.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 10:52
The Congolese government delegation has quit Ugandan-hosted talks with M23 rebels, saying Kampala's support for the insurgents was to blame for the failure to sign a document that was to officially end Congo's latest rebellion.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 09:26
This is in part of a broader advance that has brought President Assad major gains south of the capital before proposed international peace talks to end the 32-month conflict.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 09:10
Saudi police on Thursday deployed in force in a poor neighbourhood of Riyadh after rioting by illegal migrants the previous night left one person dead.