World News

Murle Leaders Stake Peace Hopes on Talks with Yau Yau

Officials in Jonglei state expressed hope that proposed talks between local leaders of the Murle community and rebel leader David Yau Yau will be the key to getting Yau Yau to lay down arms and hold peace talks with the government.

Full Story »

Battles for Aleppo & Surroundings Loom on Syria's Northern Front

Syrian government forces are reported to be preparing for a major offensive on rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo and its surroundings. In northern Syria, Islamist opposition fighters massed in a strategic town south of Aleppo.

Full Story »

Syria: UN humanitarian agencies reiterate call for access to 1.2 million stranded in Damascus

Tanker trucks supply water to a housing complex in Adra, an industrial area northeast of Damascus...

Full Story »

Graying Candidates Take Center Stage in Iran's Election

The candidates for president of Iran are cut from strikingly similar cloth: all are men, have ties to Iran's supreme leader and appear far more like technocrats when compared to the maverick current president.

Full Story »