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131 dead in alleged strike on Yemen wedding
Sep 29, 2015 (AFP)
The death toll from an alleged air strike on a Yemeni wedding soared Tuesday to 131, including women and children, as the Saudi-led coalition denied it was behi...
Suspected Arab coalition air raid kills 40 at Yemen wedding
Sep 28, 2015 (AFP)
A suspected Saudi-led air strike on a Yemeni wedding Monday killed at least 40 people, including women and children, prompting Iran-backed rebels to accuse the ...
NATO chief worried about Russian military build-up in Syria
Sep 28, 2015 (AFP)
NATO General Philip Breedlove expressed concern Monday about the strength of Russia's military build-up in northwestern Syria and the apparent creation of a def...
Obama draws pledges of 30,000 troops for UN peacekeeping
Sep 28, 2015 (AFP)
More than 50 countries pledged 30,000 troops for United Nations peacekeeping on Monday at a US summit called to shore up missions under strain from the rise in ...
Colombia president calls on ELN rebels to jump on peace bandwagon
Sep 27, 2015 (AFP)
Colombia's president, fresh off an announcement that the government and FARC rebels aim to sign a definitive peace deal within six months, encouraged the countr...
Saudi general killed on Yemen border
Sep 27, 2015 (AFP)
A Saudi general has been killed in the south of the country near the border with Yemen, where he had been "defending the country", the army announced Sunday. Br...
Marine general sworn in as US military's top officer
Sep 25, 2015 (AFP)
Marine General Joseph Dunford became the US military's highest-ranking officer Friday, chosen by President Barack Obama as America's armed forces face an array ...
NATO head urges 'constructive' Russian role in Syria: AFP interview
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told AFP Thursday he was concerned by Russia's "substantial" military build-up in Syria and urged Moscow to play a constructive role...
The president and the rebel seeking peace in Colombia
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon "Timochenko" Jimenez, the leader of the FARC rebels, announced a major breakthrough Wednesday in peace talks...
Colombian leader vows peace with FARC within six months
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
The Colombian government and FARC rebels will sign a definitive peace deal within six months to end half a century of conflict, President Juan Manuel Santos sai...
Syria drone strike prompts legal challenge against UK govt
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
Britain's government is facing a legal challenge Thursday over its use of a drone to kill two British Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in Syria, even though i...
Rival Libya government urges peace talks freeze
Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)
Authorities in Libya's militia-held capital have called for a freeze in UN-mediated peace talks until the military of the internationally recognised government ...
France's Hollande calls for new Syria peace conference
Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday called for a new Syria peace conference as part of efforts to end a conflict which has claimed some 250,000 live...
UN Syria envoy seeks to restart peace talks as regime targets IS
Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)
The UN's envoy on Syria, Staffan de Mistura, held meetings this week aimed at reviving peace talks, a statement said Tuesday, amid mounting pressure to end the ...
Moscow sends new arms as signs grow of shift in Syria war
Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)
Syria said Tuesday it had received sophisticated new arms from Russia, including warplanes, and deployed them against jihadists, as signs grew of a major shift ...
Russian jets in Syria appear to be to protect own base: Kerry
Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)
Russia has increased its deployment of warplanes to Syria but so far they appear to be positioned to defend their own base rather than to mount an offensive cam...
UN envoy gives Libya rivals ultimatum on peace plan
Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)
UN envoy Bernardino Leon told Libya's warring parties Tuesday there would be no more negotiations on a UN peace plan and it was time for them to take it or leav...
Ex-CIA chief Petraeus calls for more US action in Syria
Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)
Former CIA chief David Petraeus said Tuesday that the United States should play a more active role in Syria, including setting up safe havens and implementing n...
Syria sees Russia game changer, US-trained rebels enter fray
Sep 21, 2015 (AFP)
Syria predicted Sunday that Russia's growing military role will prove a game changer in the fight against jihadists, as 75 rebels trained under a beleaguered US...
UN accuses Libya army of seeking to torpedo peace deal
Sep 20, 2015 (AFP)
The United Nations accused the army of Libya's internationally recognised government on Sunday of deliberately trying to sabotage crunch peace talks with a new ...
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