A column of Congolese Army soldiers walk towards the frontline between two tanks, near the village of Kibumba, some 13 kilometers from Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 29, 2012. A spokesman for the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) says at least 36 people have lost their lives following clashes between the Congolese army and a rebel group, called... 

US senators have requested the legal justification for the killings of US citizens suspected of terrorism by the Obama administration. Meanwhile a ‘chilling’ leaked memo showed that the government sees little need for constraint on the issue. A group of 11 senators on Monday wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to release all Justice Department memos on the practice of targeting... 

Argentina and Iran signed a document on the establishment of a special commission, which will investigate circumstances of the explosion of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires in 1994. Israel was outraged with the move and demands explanations from Argentinian President Kirchner. Argentina’s position is simple: if you are looking for justice, why not use all means to succeed. A car bomb... 

French army soldiers standing on armored vehicles as they leave Bamako and start their deployment to the north of Mali. France has reportedly imposed a media blackout on its invasion of Mali amid a growing war that rages on in the West African nation. On January 11, France launched the war under the pretext of halting the advance of fighters in Mali. However, as Paris has stepped up its ground offensive... 

Armed men patrol the streets of a city in northern Mali. France’s foreign minister says the US and Britain are providing support for the French-led military intervention in Mali amid clashes in the West African country. Laurent Fabius made the announcement on Sunday, saying “We have the support of the Americans for communications and transport.” The minister added that Britain, Denmark,... 

Video released by Al-Baraa Brigade shows an unidentified Syrian rebel standing in front of 30 hostages who the brigade said are Iranian prisoners at an unidentified location in Syria. Syrian rebels have released 48 Iranian hostages held captive since last August as part of a prisoner swap in Damascus, according to Iranian state TV. In return for the hostages Syria will release 2,130 rebel prisoners. The... 

Armed rebels used chemical weapons in their attacks against the Syrian army in Reef (outskirts of) Damascus on Sunday. The terrorists used chemical weapons against the Syrian army forces in Darya district of Reef Damascus today. “The terrorists have already thrown three cube-shaped plastic bags towards the (Syrian) army’s forces that killed seven forces due to the gases emerging from the... 

Tuareg rebels in northern Mali The United Nations Security Council has approved foreign military intervention in Mali to help the Malian government battle the militants controlling the northern part of the West African country. On Thursday, the 15-member council authorized an initial one-year-long deployment of African Union forces in the country. The resolution, drafted by France, also authorized... 

EU leaders have called on their foreign ministers to consider all options to support the Syrian opposition and put pressure on the Syrian leadership. It comes as the Syrian FM blames sanctions for the country’s humanitarian crisis, asking for UN aid. “Nothing is off the table,” British PM David Cameron warned during the recent EU summit, sending a message to President Assad and urging for an... 

The leader of Syria’s new opposition group, the National Coalition, says Washington “must reconsider” its decision to blacklist one of the alliance’s members. It comes as the US agrees to accept the coalition as Syria’s official opposition group. Washington has branded the jihadist Al-Nusra Front as a terrorist organization, saying it is trying to hijack the Syrian uprising on behalf... 

The Syrian society and everyone who follows the situation in Syria, was shocked with another video of atrocities committed during the civil war. The video that appeared in the net shows a smiling young boy beheading a tied hostage. The footage, which was widely publicized in the past couple of days, shows the murder of two people. Everything happens in the street. A group of armed men puts hostages... 

The US may soon name the Syrian rebel al-Nusra Front, one of the strongest among the opposition, a foreign terrorist group. The designation is likely to complicate the opposition’s fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The US Department of State has been collecting evidence against the group for several months to classify the Islamic radicals as a foreign terrorist organization. Officials... 

US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama surmises that Damascus might have plans to use chemical weapons against foreign-backed militants in Syria. On Monday, Obama, whose country is accused of being a key member of an international coalition attempting to destabilize Syria, warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to use chemical weapons against the militants. There would be consequences... 

Prosecutors show reporters a video of an alleged Polish terrorist testing explosive bomb devices in Poland, November 20, 2012. Polish security forces have foiled a bomb plot to blow up the parliament and assassinate the Polish president, prime minister, and the members of parliament. Polish state prosecutor, Mariusz Krason, on Tuesday said the main suspect, identified as a 45-year-old chemistry professor... 

Assad: Not a civil war, terrorism my enemy, no regrets for now In an exclusive interview with RT, President Bashar Assad said that the conflict in Syria is not a civil war, but proxy terrorism by Syrians and foreign fighters. He also accused the Turkish PM of eyeing Syria with imperial ambitions. Assad told RT that the West creates scapegoats as enemies – from communism, to Islam, to Saddam Hussein....