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UN-sponsored reconciliation talks open in Somalia

Somalia`s leaders opened a national reconciliation conference in this war-shattered capital on Sunday aimed at ...

Four UN peacekeepers killed by mine in Abyei

A landmine on Tuesday killed four Ethiopian UN peacekeepers and badly wounded seven others on patrol in the disputed ...

US envoy to press two Sudans to talks

A US envoy headed Monday to Sudan and newly independent South Sudan to press the two nations to resolve lingering ...

South Sudanese mark independence from north

South Sudanese celebrated the birth of their nation on Saturday after voting for independence in a referendum under ...

At least 46 killed in Dr. Congo plane crash: airline

At least 46 people died when a plane crashed as it attempted to land in heavy rain in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

Sudan`s Bashir agrees to Abyei withdrawal-diplomats

Sudan`s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has agreed to pull northern troops out of the disputed Abyei border region ...

Dominican Republic`s cholera death toll climbs to 36

The number of cholera-related deaths in the Dominican Republic jumped from 23 to 36 over the past two weeks, while the ...

Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

Lawmaker wants more Indonesian women in UN peacekeeping missions

A member of the House of Representatives` Commission I covering defense and foreign affairs, Nurhayati Ali Assegaf ...

Italian killed in Lebanon blast against UN: ANSA

An Italian peacekeeper was killed and several people wounded in an explosion targeting a UN peacekeeping patrol in ...

Six UNIFIL peacekeepers wounded in roadside bombing in south Lebanon

Six Italian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were wounded Friday when a bomb ...

The charges against Ratko Mladic

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military leader captured in Serbia on Thursday, faces charges of genocide, ...

France demands Sudan withdraw from seized town

France sharply condemned Sunday the Sudanese government`s seizure of Abyei and demanded it withdraw its forces from ...

Somali troops, peacekeepers advance on Bakara market

African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces advanced on Mogadishu`s Bakara market, a rebel stronghold, ...

UN chief condemns Abyei attack on peacekeepers

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in the troubled Sudanese region of ...