Civil Unrest
Protester killed in new Bangladesh crimes clashes
Mar 22, 2013 05:23 EDT
Bangladeshi police on Friday shot dead a protester in fresh clashes with thousands of supporters of the nation's biggest Islamic party angered by the ongoing war crimes trials of their leaders.
Mobs roam streets of riot-hit Myanmar town
Mar 22, 2013 00:26 EDT
Angry mobs took to the streets of a riot-hit Myanmar town for a third day on Friday, as international pressure mounted for an end to communal unrest that has left 10 people reported dead.
Gunfire kills two in Lebanon's Tripoli
Mar 21, 2013 18:45 EDT
Two people were killed and 18 more wounded in renewed violence in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Thursday, a security source told AFP.
Gunfire kills one in Lebanon's Tripoli
Mar 21, 2013 17:00 EDT
One man was killed and five others wounded in two separate exchanges of fire in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Thursday, a security source said.
US puts Mali rebel group on terror blacklist
Mar 21, 2013 16:50 EDT
The United States on Thursday placed Mali's Islamist Ansar Dine on its terror blacklist, accusing the group of close links with Al-Qaeda and of torturing and killing opponents in northern Mali.
Chad rebel group UFR to resume fighting: leader
Mar 21, 2013 16:47 EDT
The main rebel coalition in Chad, the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR), said Thursday it was resuming its fight against President Idriss Deby Itno's regime.
US welcomes Kurdish rebels ceasefire call
Mar 21, 2013 14:38 EDT
The United States on Thursday welcomed a call from the jailed rebel leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) urging his fighters to lay down their arms, saying it was a "positive step."
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Ocalan calls for ceasefire
Mar 21, 2013 07:43 EDT
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire in the 29-year-conflict with Turkey and for rebel fighters to withdraw.
Two dead, mosques destroyed in Myanmar unrest
Mar 21, 2013 00:36 EDT
Two people died and several mosques were destroyed in central Myanmar, police said Thursday, in the worst riots since Buddhist-Muslim clashes rocked western Rakhine state last year.
Two dead, mosques destroyed in Myanmar unrest
Mar 20, 2013 22:51 EDT
Two people including a Buddhist monk were killed and at least three mosques were destroyed after riots broke out in a town in central Myanmar, police said Thursday.
One killed during violent Bangladesh strike
Mar 19, 2013 13:09 EDT
A student leader of Bangladesh's ruling party was hacked to death in a northern town Tuesday as violent clashes marked the second day of strike called by the country's opposition parties.
Jailed Kurdish leader confirms Turkey ceasefire call
Mar 18, 2013 16:22 EDT
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has confirmed he will call for a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, the start of the Kurdish New Year, a lawmaker said after meeting the jailed PKK chief.
Jailed PKK leader confirms Thursday ceasefire call
Mar 18, 2013 11:39 EDT
Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has confirmed he will call for a "historic" ceasefire on Thursday, the day of the Kurdish New Year, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker in Turkey told reporters in Istanbul after meeting the jailed PKK chief.
DR Congo talks with rebel M23 to resume next week
Mar 18, 2013 10:36 EDT
Peace talks between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels are set to resume in Kampala in one week following a delay caused by vicious infighting between different rebel factions, the mediator of the talks said Monday.
Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'
Mar 17, 2013 15:03 EDT
Bosco Ntaganda, the Congolese rebel leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for a raft of war crimes, is a feared military commander believed to run a vast extortion empire in the mineral-rich east of the country.
Syrian rebels seize arms depots in Aleppo: army
Mar 17, 2013 14:36 EDT
Syrian rebels have seized several weapons depots in the village of Khan Toman in Aleppo province after days of fierce clashes, a military source told AFP on Sunday.
ICC-wanted DR Congo rebel Ntaganda 'in Rwanda'
Mar 17, 2013 11:23 EDT
The Democratic Republic of Congo government said Sunday that Bosco Ntaganda, a feared rebel leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of atrocities, has fled to neighbouring Rwanda, but Kigali swifty dismissed the claims.
ICC-wanted DR Congo rebel Ntaganda in Rwanda: Kinshasa
Mar 17, 2013 08:06 EDT
Bosco Ntaganda, a leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has fled to neighbouring Rwanda, the Congolese government said Sunday.
ICC-wanted DR Congo rebel Ntaganda in Rwanda
Mar 17, 2013 06:38 EDT
Bosco Ntaganda, a leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has fled to neighbouring Rwanda, the Congolese government said Sunday.
Hundreds of DR Congo rebels flee to Rwanda
Mar 16, 2013 17:35 EDT
Several hundred fighters from the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group fled to neighbouring Rwanda Friday and Saturday after heavy fighting with a rival faction, Rwandan officials said.
