Reuters (UK)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 09:15
Syria is convinced the US cannot control the rebel groups it is arming and will be unable to get them to declare a ceasefire that would be central to any successful peace talks, says the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister. This puts a further obstacle in the way of negotiations in Geneva proposed by the US and Russia which seem the best chance of ending the Syrian civil war.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 08:46
President-elect Hassan Rouhani called on Wednesday for the government and powerful clergy to end interference in the private lives of the Iranian people, free up Internet access and allow state media to be more open about Iran's problems.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 08:33
Morsi himself called for foreign intervention in Syria against Assad, leading to a veiled rebuke from the army, which issued a bland but sharp-edged statement the next day stressing that its only role was guarding Egypt's borders
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 07:55
Striking Islamist militants with drones, supporting African forces in stabilizing Somalia and Mali and deploying dozens of training teams, the U.S. military has returned to Africa.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 07:50
An Iranian ship laden with arms seized by Yemeni authorities in January may also have been bound for Somalia, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters on Monday.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 06:50
The transfer of command will bring in soldiers from beyond Africa and eventually see the operation more than double in size.
RE: elections:
"Pressing ahead within the existing timeline could lead to a chaotic and contested vote and a new president without the legitimacy essential for the country's recovery," ICG said.
Diplomats say Western nations led by France and the U.S. are pushing for the date to be maintained as the current interim administration is unable to tackle Mali's problems.
Monday, August 27, 2007 - 00:00
The United States has asked Colombia to extradite a former paramilitary boss after he violated a peace deal by organizing cocaine shipments from his jail cell, the government said
Monday, August 27, 2007 - 00:00
"Lo unico que nos falto fue tiempo y recursos economicos", dijo la congresista Nineth Montenegro, lider del partido de izquierda que apoya a la candidata
Monday, August 27, 2007 - 00:00
Colombia's FARC guerrillas insisted a handover of hostages must take place in Colombia, after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered an area in his country
Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 00:00
El Presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, nego ayer que Peru sea un obstaculo para una eventual solucion a la demanda historica de una salida soberana al oceano Pacifico, que realiza su pais a Chile