A senior US diplomat has urged President Nkrunziza not to seek a third term
Hundreds of students in Burundi have spent the night in front of the US embassy after their...
Thousands protest in Yemen against Saudi-led intervention (VIDEO)
Published time: May 02, 2015 00:33
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As the Saudi-led coalition continues its offensive in Yemen...
A group of Republican congressmen this week took an aggressive step in a campaign to seize and sell off America's national forests and other public lands.
In launching what they are calling the...
Rage turned to relief in Baltimore on Friday when the city's top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray.
State's Attorney...
Two key figures in the Bridgegate scandal - Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly - were indicted on nine counts of conspiracy, fraud and related charges, according to court documents unsealed...
Michael Moore at a rally in Wisconsin. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images file)
Filmmaker Michael Moore took to Twitter on Thursday to make some demands namely, that Americas police be disarmed and...
By Jean Claude Nkundwa and Jonathan W. Rosen
Burundi is burning. If the UN, the international community and the African Union don't act quickly, and prepare to intervene if necessary, the small...
Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times/Hong Kong, an analyst for RT and TomDispatch, and a frequent contributor to websites and radio shows ranging from the US to East Asia.
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By Edmund Blair and Patrick Nduwimana
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - When protesters in Burundi cheer for soldiers who turn up at demonstrations against the president's bid...
President Mugabe refused a handshake from King of Zulu
The man allegedly behind the xenophobia attacks on Africans in South Africa, the king of the Zulu. President Mugabe refused a handshake from...
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Israel against supplying weapons to the Ukrainian government, which is battling a Russian- backed insurgency in its eastern province.
"This is a choice, a...
Source: New York Daily News
Protesters jammed Union Square and clashed with NYPD officers as they marched through the streets of New York City in solidarity with Baltimore activists Wednesday...
Source: Right Wing Watch--People for the American Way
On "Washington Watch," Family Research Council President Tony Perkins hosted Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, to discuss the anti-marriage equality...
Val Silent assault rifles have been put into service with the Russian Central Military District's reconnaissance units stationed in Siberia.
"The 9-millimeter AS Val (Shaft) assault rifles...
The White House has refused to release information about a secret policy that permits the Department of Homeland Security to unilaterally shut down private cellphone service in the event of a...
Messaging services including Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter and Tango have been cut off in Burundi amid protests over the president seeking a third term.
The regulator ordered telecoms operators to...
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Three Boko Haram camps are destroyed in the fighting, but it is not yet known if the rescued girls are from the Chibok kidnapping.
Nigeria's army says it has rescued 200...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year as punishment for challenging his authority, South Korea's spy agency told a closed-door...