UN set to vote on military action in Central African Republic
France called for a vote Thursday on a resolution that would authorize the deployment of an African Union-led force in the country. The UN Security Council is set to authorize increased military action...
View ArticleCentral African Republic Clashes Leave Nearly 100 Dead, UN Authorizes...
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting came to the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the country's new...
View ArticleDrone surveillance in DR Congo begun by UN
4 December 2013 Last updated at 10:25 GMT The UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has started to deploy unarmed surveillance drones to monitor rebel activity near the forested borders with...
View ArticleForensic investigations underway on mass grave in Peru
5 December 2013 Last updated at 16:33 GMT Forensic investigations are underway in Peru after a mass grave containing at least 48 bodies was found in Chungui, in the south of the country. The area saw...
View ArticleCan the World Still Make a Difference in the Central African Republic?
Things have gone from bad to worse in the Central African Republic. Nine months after a rebel alliance known as Seleka seized control of Bangui, the country's riverside capital, and forced President...
View ArticleScores killed in Central African Republic violence
Fighting swept through the capital of Central African Republic today, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the country’s new government. The UN Security Council authorised...
View ArticleCAR intervention imminent
Bangui - Gunfire echoed across the capital of the near-anarchic Central African Republic early on Thursday amid reported clashes between the mostly Muslim armed fighters who have controlled the country...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: UN To Approve Action
Blasts from heavy weapons have rocked several districts of the capital of the Central African Republic ahead of a UN vote on dispatching reinforcements to restore order in the country. The fighting...
View ArticleCentral African Republic militia 'killed' children
A Christian militia is suspected to have killed 12 people, including children, and wounded 30 others in an attack in the Central African Republic (CAR), officials say. The attackers appeared to have...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: UN Approves Action
The UN Security Council has approved the deployment of thousands of French and African soldiers to try to halt the country's descent into chaos. The move is aimed at halting months of sectarian...
View ArticleFrance doubling troops in Central African Republic
French President Francois Hollande says the country could double the number of troops on the ground in the Central African Republic within hours. Speaking from the Elysee Palace, Hollande said Thursday...
View ArticleUN Security Council faces vote on CAR violence
Share Photo✉ African Union MISCA troops from Cameroon wait for Seleka soldiers manning a checkpoint in Boali, some 80kms (50 miles) North of Bangui, Central African Republic, to let a World Food...
View ArticleUN resolution targets strife in Central African Republic
The UN Security Council resolution, which was approved on Thursday (05.12.2013), is aimed at restoring security and protecting civilians in the Central African Republic. For the victims of a rebel...
View ArticleUN OKs military action in Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council has authorized increased military action by France and African troops to try to end near-anarchy in the Central African Republic. The council unanimously approved a...
View ArticleAt least 12 killed in violence in Central African Republic
At least 12 civilians have been killed and a further 30 wounded in the Central African Republic according to reports from the United Nations. This latest wave of violence comes ahead of planned moves...
View Article98 dead in Central African Republic after clashes
Fighting came to the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the country's new government just as the U.N. Security Council...
View ArticleTwelve killed in Central African Republic attack: UN
Armed men killed at least 12 civilians and wounded 30, including children, northwest of the Central African Republic capital, United Nations officials said on Tuesday ahead of a Security Council move...
View ArticleHeavy clashes precede UN vote on Central African Republic
BANGUI — Heavy and small arms fire rang out in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, the heaviest clashes in Bangui for months, hours before a United Nations (UN) vote is due to...
View ArticleUN backs more troops in near-anarchic Central African Republic
The UN Security Council has authorised increased military action by France and African troops to try to end near-anarchy in the Central African Republic. The council unanimously approved a...
View ArticleUN Security Council faces vote on CAR violence; would increase French and...
Published December 05, 2013Associated Press Christian children from the village of Bouebou, some 40 kms (30 miles) North of Bangui, Central African Republic, are packed in the trunk of a taxi to flee...
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