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UN refugee chief meets some of thousands who fled C.Africa The UN high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, met some of the thousands of C. Africans who have fled to the DRC after rebels seized power in their home country.
14 April 2013
Iraq forces cast ballots ahead of provincial polls Iraqi soldiers and policemen cast their ballots for provincial elections on Saturday, a week ahead of the main vote that comes amid an uptick in violence and a long-running political crisis.
13 April 2013
Abu Yahya al Libi, a Libyan-born top al Qaeda leader. ©REUTERS Syria's Al-Nusra pledges allegiance to Al-Qaeda The head of Syria's jihadist Al-Nusra Front has pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, but distanced his group from claims it has merged with Al-Qaeda in Iraq.
11 April 2013
Assad warns of instability, Obama to host Syria talks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the fall of his regime would destabilise the region "for many years", as US President Barack Obama announced talks with Middle East allies over the crisis.
07 April 2013
Israeli aircraft hit Gaza in first strikes since November Israeli aircraft carried out apparent warning strikes in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, hitting empty fields after a militant rocket earlier struck waste ground in southern Israel.
03 April 2013
Mali troops sweep Timbuktu for Islamist rebels after battle Malian troops swept Timbuktu for remaining Islamist fighters after a weekend battle that left seven dead and forced France to dispatch reinforcements and fighter jets to help Mali's army.
01 April 2013
Scores of bodies discovered in C.Africa capital The Red Cross said Friday it had found some 78 bodies in the streets of the Central African Republic's capital since it fell to rebels last weekend, as jittery residents waited to hear about a new government.
31 March 2013
France says Mali troops to be cut to 1,000 by year-end The 4,000 French soldiers deployed in Mali to fight Islamist rebels will be reduced to 1,000 by the end of the year.
29 March 2013
Ban says 11,200 peacekeepers needed for Mali Up to 11,200 troops could be needed for a peacekeeping mission in Mali but a "parallel" military force will have to battle radical Islamists.
27 March 2013
Rebels crack down on looting after C. Africa coup Rebel leaders in the Central African Republic have been cracking down on looters roaming the streets of the capital following the latest coup in the notoriously unstable nation.
27 March 2013
President flees as Central African rebels seize capital Central African rebels seized control of the capital Bangui as the president fled, but they promised to respect a January peace deal that provides for elections within three years.
25 March 2013
UN chief says chemical weapon use would be 'outrageous' UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "remains convinced that the use of chemical weapons by any party (in Syria) under any circumstances would constitute an outrageous crime".
20 March 2013
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (L) and Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi. ©REUTERS/Evan Schneider Ban says Syria nearing 'complete destruction' International governments must act quickly to stop Syria's "complete destruction," UN leader Ban Ki-Moon warned Monday as the conflict entered a third year.
19 March 2013
Leader of Malaysia incursion has fled: reports The leader of a band of Filipino militants whose incursion in Malaysia has left scores dead has reportedly fled even as his own family insist he is still in the country.
18 March 2013
Mistrust in Mali for its soldiers in sandals On the banks of the River Niger, mud-walled buildings festooned with tricolours mark out the ancient trading post of Gao, Mali's largest northern city where the French have been welcomed as heroes.
14 March 2013
Ten years on, Iraq haunts US response to Syria, Iran Ten years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the searing memory of what became a deeply unpopular war has made Washington policy makers reluctant to use even limited force in Syria or Iran.
14 March 2013
Britain could sidestep EU ban on arming Syria rebels: PM Britain would consider ignoring a European Union arms ban and supplying weapons to Syrian rebels if it would help topple President Bashar al-Assad.
13 March 2013
In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children Intrigued, Amadou picked up a discarded grenade to play with outside an earth hut in central Mali. When he threw it, it exploded and he lost all the fingers on his left hand.
12 March 2013
©REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe France's surprise intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe but smugglers are already finding new routes.
11 March 2013
Suicide bomb in Kabul during Hagel visit: officials A large suicide bomb exploded near the defence ministry in central Kabul during a visit to the Afghan capital on Saturday by new US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
09 March 2013
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