Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud is reported killed in a drone strike—days after drone attack survivors gave emotional testimony before the US Congress.
The contested region of Abyei voted in a “unilateral” referendum to leave Sudan and join South Sudan—raising fear of renewed conflict over the enclave.
French and allied African forces launched a new offensive against Islamist rebels in northern Mali after a suicide attack on a checkpoint killed two Chadian soldiers.
Girl collects water at a camp for displaced Rohingya in Burma’s Rakhine state. Amid all the celebration of Burma’s opening, the regime has increased pressure on minority peoples such as the Shan and Rohingya, with attacks on villages and many thousands… Read moreBurma’s Rohingya: refugees in their own land
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The Israel Air Force was reportedly responsible for an attack on a military base in the Syrian city of Latakia, targeting a Russian missile shipment bound for Hezbollah.
