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By Al Pessin Washington 18 January 2006 A US Marine, left, patrols with soldiers of the Iraqi Army in the streets in Husaybah, Iraq The top civilian official in charge of the U.S. army says the force
By John Featherly Washington 28 October 2006 European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana visited Beirut Saturday to meet with Lebanese officials and the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force there. European Union foreign policy ch
By Noel King Khartoum 19 November 2006 Sudanese officials have been giving conflicting signals about whether the government has accepted the idea of a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry says there is disagreem
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 23 July 2007 Sudan's government is warning that it will not accept a joint United Nations and African Union force that has the mandate to use all means necessary - including force - to keep the peace in Darfur. As Nick Wadhams
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 25 May 2007 A rebel leader in the Central African Republic says about1,000 rebels from a rival group have occupied a town near the border with Sudan. The men are reported to be part of a splinter organization within the Union o
By Greg Flakus Houston 27 January 2006 An incident on the U.S. border with Mexico Monday, in which Mexican troops allegedly entered U.S. territory in the state of Texas to protect an illicit drug ship
The violent and unstable situation in Somalia was the subject of a U.S. congressional hearing on Thursday. Testimony by officials from Somalia, the United Nations and the African Union, and experts came as the Obama administration confirmed it has d
Key Local Afghan Police Force Slow to Catch On Coalition planners say they need 100 police officers to secure Marzak. Village elders promised at least that many men would volunteer for a new Afghan Local Police force. But by late January, fewer than
A recent study estimates 66,000 homosexuals currently serve -- about two percent of the total in uniform. In 2002, David Hall was an Air Force sergeant studying to be an officer, pursuing his dream of becoming a military pilot. But once his sexual st
A U.N. representative on extrajudicial killings has called for the dismissal of Kenya's police commissioner and attorney general over the country's failure to address widespread killings by the police. The representative also called for widespread j
Leaked White House Proposal Complicates Immigration Reform Effort What will become of more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States? An administration proposal leaked to a U.S. newspaper would establish a path to permanent legal reside
Security Gaps Leave Room for al-Shabab Resurgence 安全漏洞为青年党死灰复燃提供了平台 NAIROBI The al-Qaida linked militant group al-Shabab has struck at the heart of the Somali government with a string of suicide attacks in Mogadishu.
A: Good morning, this is Ray speaking. Is Lee in? B: Hi, Ray. This is Lee. A: Good morning, Lee. How is it going with you today? B: Things are wonderful. What can I help you with? A: Could we meet for lunch tomorrow to discuss the new project? B: Tha
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday the United Nations cannot survive as a vital force in international politics if it does not reform. She spoke in support of the Bush administration's controversial nominee for Ambassador to the U.N., Jo
By Catherine Maddux Washington 18 January 2006 African leaders gather next week for an African Union summit amid a major setback in the fledgling organization's peacekeeping mission in Sudan's western
A: Hello, Albert speaking. B: This is Jack. Are you still interested in renting a room? A: Oh, yes. B: Would you mind answering a couple of questions? A: No problem. B: Since we might be roommates, I want to make sure there's no friction. A: You are
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 May 2006 The United Nations' top emergency relief coordinator says he is optimistic the agreement to end the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region can work. But he warns of serio
Hello, I'm Justin Greene with the BBC news A video sent to the Nigerian government by the Islamist group Boko Haram appears to prove that some of the 276 girls kidnapped two years ago in the town of Chibok are still alive. The images apparently filme
Why Frisbees Fly With a gentle flick of the wrist on a warm summer day, you can launch a frisbee on a long and graceful flight. Why do they fly so well? One reason is something called gyroscopic force. This is the tendency of a spinning object to mai