Reuters (UK)
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 13:33
The United States issued a rare criticism of South Sudan on Wednesday, saying the African state was failing to protect civilians in the east where the army is fighting an insurgency.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 13:21
International donors and lenders promised over $1.7 billion in grants and loans on Wednesday to support reforms in Central Asian state Kyrgyzstan over the next five years as it struggles to alleviate poverty after a period of political upheaval.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:37
Guinea's long-delayed legislative election aimed at completing the mineral-rich West African nation's transition to democracy will be held on September 24, its electoral commission said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 14:09
Congressional committees are holding up a plan to send U.S. weapons to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of fears that such deliveries will not be decisive and the arms might end up in the hands of Islamist militants.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 14:03
Corruption has worsened in most Arab countries since their 2011 revolutions, even though anger with corrupt officials was a major reason for the uprisings, according to a public opinion poll released on Tuesday.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:46
A shaken Hamas - an offshoot of the deposed leader’s Muslim Brotherhood - is cautiously watching the scenes of street battles between pro- and anti-Mursi demonstrators in Egypt’s.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:32
The new president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition said on Sunday he expected advanced weapons supplied by Saudi Arabia to reach rebel fighters soon and change their military situation.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:21
Rebels clashed with an opposition unit linked to al Qaeda in northern Syria in a deadly battle that signals growing divisions among rebel groups and rising tensions between locals and more radical Islamist factions.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 13:08
The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, visited Baghdad on Sunday for the first time in more than two years, in a step towards resolving long-running disputes between the central government and the autonomous region.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 07:48
United Nations should consider deploying surveillance drones and helicopter gunships in South Sudan because peacekeepers are struggling to protect civilians from violence and rights abuses, the U.N. special envoy to South Sudan said.