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Indian government rejects military options over China border row
07 May 2013
The stand-off between the Indian and Chinese armies along their disputed northern Himalayan border continued into its third week despite a third flag meeting on 30 April between local commanders. On More
Indian government rejects military options over China border row
The stand-off between the Indian and Chinese armies along their disputed northern Himalayan border continued into its third week despite a third flag meeting on 30 April between local commanders. On
Lebanon on edge after government collapses
Lebanon has been plunged into a fresh political crisis following the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government on 22 March. Mikati's government, which was dominated by the
Power vacuum follows death of Venezuelan president
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez has died of cancer, leaving a power vacuum that will be hard to fill in the oil-rich country. Fresh presidential elections are to be called within 30 days.
The siege of Tigantourine
Around mid-morning on 19 January, Algerian security forces launched a final assault to free the remaining hostages being held by jihadists at the Tigantourine natural gas facility near the town of In
Hostage crisis exposes heightened security risks in Algeria
The four-day hostage crisis in Algeria was brought to an end on 19 January as the Algerian military launched an assault on the Islamist fighters remaining in the area that left at least 32 fighters
Rebels sign agreement on unity government in CAR
The rebel coalition known as Séléka signed an agreement to call a ceasefire and form a government of national unity in the Central African Republic (CAR) with President François
France intervenes to block rebel advance in Mali
France has carried out multiple air strikes against the Islamist militants who control northern Mali to prevent them from scuppering the plan for military intervention that the United Nations
Senior clerics wade into Iraq-KRG dispute
Iraq's most senior Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, entered Iraq's latest Arab-Kurdish dispute on 5 December, calling for both parties to "stay away from bloody conflicts".
Tunisian government struggles to respond to social unrest
Hundreds of people yesterday (23 October) marked the first anniversary of Tunisia's landmark October 2011 elections by staging a protest outside the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) in Tunis,
Venezuelan president's health deteriorates
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez sent a letter to the National Assembly, Venezuela's parliament, yesterday (27 November) to formally request authority to travel to Cuba to continue with
DRC president meets regional leaders after rebels seize provincial capital
Rebels from the M23 entered Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, with apparently little resistance after earlier fighting at the city's airport on 20 November. The seizure of the city
China unveils new party leadership
Leading the group was Xi Jinping, 59, as the party's new general secretary. This was no surprise as Xi had been in line to take on the position for some time and will take up the role of