Reuters (UK)
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:28
Fighting in northern Yemen between Shiite Houthis and Sunni Muslim Salafists stopped on Sunday as a ceasefire agreement, brokered by government mediators, took effect, a Yemeni official said.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:27
Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hizbollah fighters recaptured an army base in northern Syria from rebels on Sunday, the third day of heavy fighting for the strategic military target which has changed hands three times since Friday.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 08:14
A suspected car bomb attack outside a popular hotel in the Somali capital on Friday evening killed at least six people and left the area covered with blood and burning vehicles, a senior police officer said.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 08:10
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has replaced the head of the army, further marginalizing officers involved in a coup that helped plunge the West African nation into turmoil last year.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 09:57
Yilmaz said Turkey would welcome new bids from the three parties, should they wish to improve their offers: "How would this all affect us? It would ease our hand in negotiations with China," he said.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:55
The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos last year has been summoned for questioning over six deaths during an army protest in September, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday, calling the incident a “mutiny”.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:37
The looting of hundreds of weapons in the town of Mahin will aid rebels who are based there, halfway between the capital and Homs, two cities where the opposition has tried to take territory during the civil war.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:26
A hardline Egyptian Islamist group has said it will rally in defiance of a new law designed to regulate protests that the government is expected to pass next week.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 07:20
A group of international observers said on November 7 that Tajikistan's presidential election, won in a landslide by incumbent President Emomali Rahmon, lacked pluralism and genuine choice.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 09:59
"Turkey's existing infrastructure is almost ready for this tie-up. Northern Iraq will build its own pipeline, but Turkey could be instrumental here as well and Botas could play a role," the government source said.