Syria Holds 2nd Presidential Election Since Conflict Began in 2011
Election flouts UN resolution calling for new constitution and UN supervision of election
Election flouts UN resolution calling for new constitution and UN supervision of election
Pro-Palestinian protests continue in European cities, despite cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
Visa restrictions target Ethiopian and Eritrean officials accused of fueling the 6-month-old war; move also curbs economic and security assistance to
More than 1 million people have been confined to camps in Xinjiang
He asks nations to draw a red line against the use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war'
Protesters turn traditional New Year's observance into ongoing act of resistance against military junta
Protesters march after US officials suggest Prime Minister Abiy's government responsible for atrocities and human suffering in Tigray
Report also says nearly eight of 10 young Syrians struggle to afford food, basic necessities
As the anniversary of the WHO pandemic declaration approaches, Middle Eastern nations try to scale up vaccination programs
UN human rights officials say successive governments have done nothing to redress the public's grievances or hold perpetrators accountable for past ab
Somalia accuses Kenya of stirring up conflict between federal government and Jubaland state, where fighting killed more than 20 people this week
UN Agency cites risk of spread of COVID-19, measles, cholera, malaria, yellow fever and meningitis
The number of internally displaced people in the Sahel has quadrupled in just two years and is rising
Aid workers for international and Ethiopian aid groups said they had received multiple similar reports of abuse in Tigray
Mothers have held rare protests in Mogadishu and elsewhere, demanding to know the fate of their children who originally were sent to Eritrea for milit
Statement says there has been a high number of reported rapes as well as reports that some women are being forced by 'military elements' to have sex i
Nearly 100 criminal cases have been filed in connection with rioting, majority of them for felony offenses
Two months after Russia successfully brokered a peace deal in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders meet in Moscow to discuss next steps
Prominent Ethiopian military official confirms presence of Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray despite denials by Eritrean government
No one knows how many people have been killed in Tigray since the fighting began November 4, but the United Nations has noted reports of artillery str
$156 million needed to provide aid for up to 115,000 Ethiopian refugees and 22,000 people from host countries over the next six months
The former plantation home of the first U.S. president in Alexandria, Virginia, is lit up at night with jewel-colored lights during the season
No one has immediately claimed responsibility
On Saturday, both Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations over heavy new fighting and new violations of the Russian-brokered cease-fire, which occur
More than a month has passed since fighting erupted between Ethiopia's government and now-fugitive Tigray
Analyst says drones are stationed in Eritrean port city near Tigray
Conflict ended with a Moscow-brokered truce that handed back several parts of region to Baku
Children exploited and abused by criminal or armed groups, tribal chiefs and state authorities for profit and personal gain
Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but the ethnic Armenians who make up most of the population reject Azerbaijani r
Truce ended six weeks of fighting over breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region
Despite presence of Russian peacekeepers, Armenians fear for fate of ancient Dadivank monastery and hundreds of other churches
Tigray People's Liberation Front has rejected a Wednesday deadline for its surrender
"Cette fois-ci, il semble qu'Erdoan souhaite agir et apporter un soutien matériel à l'Azerbaïdjan. Les dirigeants autoritaires tirent avantage de cha
Besides sending home billions of dollars in remittances, the diaspora has for years been actively involved in organizing and leading online campaigns
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has called for African mediation to end the war and start talks between Ethiopia's federal government and the
Ethiopian government forces have captured the town of Alamata, 120 kilometers from the Tigray region's capital Mekelle, after nearly two weeks of figh
UN rights chief is calling for urgent measures to protect civilians from marauding armed groups in restive province
Armenia's opposition parties have reacted with fury to Kremlin-brokered cease-fire aimed at ending weeks of fighting with Azerbaijan over breakaway re
The pact signed with Russia calls for deployment of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers and territorial concessions
Armenian and enclave officials confirm heavy fighting in and around Shusha
Armenian and enclave officials confirm heavy fighting in and around Shusha
Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed separatists over control of Nagorno-Karabakh, a region that proclaimed its independence from Baku durin
L'Arménie de Nikol Pashinyan paie son ouverture à l'Ouest, la Turquie d'Erdogan se lance dans une fuite en avant impérialiste, l'Azerbaïdjan tente de
Shelling was reported by both sides within hours of the latest agreement to defuse the conflict, reached after talks in Geneva between the two countri
As third cease-fire collapses, foreign ministers from Azerbaijan, Armenia meet in Geneva
ICRC officials call on warring parties to respect international law
UNAMA has documented 2,117 civilian deaths and 3,822 injures from January 1 to September 30
he ceasefire is due to take effect at 8 a.m. local time (12 a.m. EDT) on Oct. 26, the U.S. State Department and the governments of Azerbaijan and Arme
The announcement comes after two earlier Russia-brokered cease-fire agreements frayed immediately after taking forces, with both sides accusing each o
Each side accuses other of shelling residential areas
Top US diplomat met separately with officials at State Department
Armenia and Azerbaijan each accuses the other of shelling their cities overnight, despite truce backed by international mediators aimed at quelling vi
Attacks mark new escalation in renewed fighting over the predominantly ethnic Armenian enclave on Azerbaijani territory
International counterterrorism officials fear the White House, bent on bringing troops home from 19 years of war, is failing to recognize al-Qaida's s
Clashes in the disputed enclave have raised concerns that Turkey and Russia, which also back opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Libya, may g
After more than two weeks of renewed fighting in 30-year conflict, more people can be found underground than on streets
Two helicopters evacuating wounded soldiers went down in district said to be under a Taliban attack at the time
The escalation of fighting raises the specter of a wider conflict that could draw in Russia and Turkey and threaten Caspian Sea energy exports
But growing deadly civilian toll in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, blamed in part on Turkish drones, is drawing international backlash
Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spark warnings of humanitarian crisis