An anti-terror official has been killed in a skirmish with militants in the restive southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Khasan Bogatyryov, deputy head of the regional interior ministry’s anti-extremism department, was killed Sunday during a military sweep in the town of Baksan. Russian troops have been battling Islamist insurgents for more than a decade in […]
Anti-Terror Official Killed in Russia’s Caucasus
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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Sudan Leaders To Meet On Border Conflict
Posted June 11th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
The presidents of north and south Sudan are planning to meet in Ethiopia Sunday to discuss the crisis in the their border region. African Union officials say Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir and south Sudan’s President Salva Kiir will meet in Addis Ababa to discuss the disputed region of Abyei, which northern forces recently occupied. They […]
Chinese Lawmaker’s Death in Police Custody Sparks Riot
Posted June 11th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
A local Chinese legislator’s death while in police custody sparked a riot in Hubei province, and authorities say they are investigating other officials’ role in the incident. Councilman Ran Jianxin had been arrested last month for allegedly taking bribes, and it was learned this week that he died while in custody in Lichuan city. Unconfirmed […]
Sudanese Border Battles Put Thousands on the Run
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing from intense fighting along the undefined border region between northern and southern Sudan, with humanitarian officials warning the violence is getting worse. The United Nations said Friday conditions have deteriorated rapidly in the north’s South Kordofan state, where civilians are getting caught between the north’s Sudanese Armed Forces […]
Kyrgyzstan Marks One-Year Anniversary of Ethnic Violence
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva has marked the one-year anniversary of ethnic violence in the southern part of the country by attending a memorial service to honor the victims of the clashes. Speaking in the city of Osh Friday, Ms. Otunbayeva unveiled a marble statue known as Mothers’ Tears. It depicts two women, one Kyrgyz and […]
Sudanese Border Battles Put Thousands on the Run
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing from intense fighting along the undefined border region between northern and southern Sudan, with humanitarian officials warning the violence is getting worse. The United Nations said Friday conditions have deteriorated rapidly in the north’s South Kordofan state, where civilians are getting caught between the north’s Sudanese Armed Forces […]
UN: Fighting Spreads in Sudan’s South Kordofan State
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Mission in Sudan says fighting in a north-south border state has spread and the humanitarian crisis there has worsened. In an interview with VOA Thursday, spokesman Kouider Zerrouk described the security situation in and around the capital of South Kordofan state as “volatile and tense.” He said fighting between the north’s Sudanese […]
Fighting Intensifies in Sudan’s South Kordofan State
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Mission in Sudan says fighting in a state along Sudan’s north-south border has intensified and spread. Spokeswoman Hua Jiang said Wednesday the mission has received reports of more deaths in the capital of South Kordofan state, Kadugli. She added that U.N. patrols have not been able to verify the claims because of […]
Five Killed In Nigerian Explosions
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say multiple bomb attacks by a radical Muslim sect killed at least five people in the country’s northeast Tuesday. Police say members of the group Boko Haram set off bombs at two police stations and a church in the town of Maiduguru. Earlier Tuesday, police blamed the Boko Haram for the shooting death […]
North-South Fighting in Sudan Kills 6
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Mission in Sudan says new clashes between northern and southern forces have killed six people. U.N. officials said Tuesday the latest violence took place once again in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state. The United States said it was deeply troubled by reports of the latest violence. A U.S. State Department […]
