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Rwanda blocks proposed U.N. sanctions for two Congo rebels

YoopyaAug 29, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Rwanda blocked a joint U.S.-French proposal to impose U.N. sanctions on two senior commanders in the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo, arguing that

Obama makes case for punishing Syria, but possible delays loom

YoopyaAug 29, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike againstSyria in response to last week’s chemical weapons attack even as he faced

Analysis: U.S. could look beyond U.N. Security Council in any Syria strike

YoopyaAug 27, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – In the face of a U.N. Security Council deadlocked on Syria, the United States and its allies could seek other means of legitimizing any

Angelina Jolie urges U.N. Security Council to act on war zone rape

YoopyaJun 24, 2013August 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Actress Angelina Jolie urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to make dealing with war zone rape a top priority as she shared

U.N. warns of risk of Mali war spillover in Western Sahara

YoopyaApr 9, 20130

(Reuters) – The conflict in Mali threatens to spill over into the disputed territory of Western Sahara and the Polisario Front independence movement has warned

Mali armed groups, govt postpone talks

kiemtarJan 11, 2013January 11, 20130

Ouagadougou – Talks planned for Thursday between the Malian government and two armed groups from the country’s north, Ansar Dine and the MNLA, have been

Gambian leader says to build herbal AIDS-cure hospital

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

(Reuters) – AIDS patients would be offered an herbal cure at a 1,111-bed hospital in Gambia that the president said on Tuesday he plans to

Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits

kiemtarDec 25, 2012December 26, 20120

BEIRUT (AP) — A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting

U.N. Security Council to vote on authorizing Mali force

YoopyaDec 21, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on Thursday on a French-drafted resolution authorizing a military mission to retake northern Mali from Islamist

Sudan, South Sudan to discuss rebel support next month

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Sudan and South Sudan will tackle the sensitive issue of support for rebel groups for the first time when they resume security talks