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As Yemen's civil war grinds on, fears of a potential breakupA secure, stable and united Yemen anytime soon looks sadly unlikely.
Nigeria's Buhari cleans house in bid to reboot battle against Boko HaramSix weeks into his term, President Buhari has replaced his military service chiefs and appointed a new national security adviser. Critics have attacked what they see as his slow pace in making appointments.
Iran deadline blown again: why the arms embargo is tough to solveWhatever the merits of Tehran's case, lifting the 2007 UN embargo on the sale of conventional arms to Iran is just not going to fly in the United States.
Mexican manhunt for escaped kingpin 'El Chapo' – could his cartel revive?Joaquin Guzman was arrested last year, boosting the anti-drugs credentials of President Enrique Peña Nieto. His escape is a blow to the president and a potential boon for the kingpin's narcotics cartel.
Europe asks Greece to climb Mount Everest. By Wednesday.Greece has been handed politically difficult, and technically complex, choices on a very short timeline.
Greek debt proposal raises hope for a deal, but at a political priceGreece's proposed bailout concedes many of the previous demands of its creditors, including higher taxes and cuts in spending. Its left-wing government had staked its credibility on brinksmanship to force Europe and the IMF to bend.
Russia condemned for vetoing UN resolution on 'genocide' at SrebrenicaThe UN Security Council resolution was in advance of the 20th anniversary on Saturday of the massacre of thousands of Bosnian Muslims. The US said Russia's action was 'a veto of a well-established fact.'
For Greece and the EU, now it really is crunch timeWith bankruptcy looming, Greece has issued only vague – and contradictory – proposals. And Europe seems unwilling to budge.
Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks in Pakistan yield optimism, and cautionThe Pakistan-hosted peace talks ended with both sides committed to resuming the dialogue after Ramadan. But internal Taliban divisions are raising questions.
Yemen's civil war isn't as bad as Iraq and Syria. Yet.The humanitarian crisis is deepening and the chances of a political solution soon seem very slim.
Al Shabab attack in northeast Kenya is deadliest since university massacreSomalia-based Al Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on a miners' camp in northern Kenya. The group continues to menace Kenya, which has sent troops into Somalia as part of an international peacekeeping effort.
Boko Haram: Increased attacks plague President Buhari’s first monthsTwo bomb attacks on the city of Jos have left up to 67 people dead on Sunday in a recent surge of attacks by the Islamist militant group. President Buhari vowed to stamp out the group in his inauguration address just over a month ago.
The Greece 'no' vote. No money, few options, and a lot more problems.With about half of the votes counted, a referendum defeat for a European bailout plan for Greece looks certain. While the news touched off partying in Athens, the hangover will prove painful.
Tunisia declares state of emergency following terror attack on beach resortThe country's president says additional police an military powers are needed to tamp down militants, who have carried out two mass casualty attacks on tourist sites in the past 4 months.
Syrian regime hits rebel offensive in Aleppo with heavy airstrikesThe fighting marks the most intense rebel attack in three years in the bitterly contested city.
On the management and expansion of savageryWhile the jihadis of the Islamic State hope their reputation for brutality will deter their enemies, another group's snuff video shows that what has happened instead is an expansion of viciousness and cruelty.
China's broad new security laws target 'cultural infiltration,' cybersecurityChina yesterday passed the first of three rounds of national security laws that deepen centralized control over all aspects of society and foreign interests.
Islamic State's strikes in Egypt: Is this a full-blown insurgency?Terrorism is nothing new in the Sinai. But it has evolved in a more dangerous direction for Egypt, and President Sisi's tactics don't seem to be working.
Mass Sinai attacks show expanding Islamist challenge to Egyptian state authorityAt least 50 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a series of attacks on military posts in the Sinai Peninsula.
France seeks terror charges in Islamic-State-like beheading caseThe pursuit of terror charges against Yassin Salhi, a French national, highlights what is often described as a growing terror problem in the country.
