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The Pentagon said Thursday it was testing anthrax samples it had sent to as many as nine states after one came up “hot” for live, and potentially dangerous, spores. The scare comes amid an investigation by two top U.S. homeland security experts that raises concerns about government mishandling of chemical and biological agents. Defense Department ...

The Burmese government refuses to acknowledge its responsibility for migrant Rohingya - since the official position is that no such people exists.

South African President Jacob Zuma has faced hundreds of corruption allegations in the past. Now he's been cleared of overusing government funds to ramp up his already lavish private home.

Today, the Greek Cypriot leader, Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, took the next steps towards fulfilling their joint vision for a united federal Cyprus, the United Nations Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus has confirmed.

Recognizing the growing challenge of feeding city dwellers, who will become the world’s majority by 2050, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Union of Wholesale Markets today signed a partnership aimed at reaching the urban poor and reducing food waste estimated at 1.3 billion tonnes every year.

This is 35-year-old Oscar Ouedraogo’s first deployment with a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The native of Burkina Faso has been working as a corrections officer for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) since 20 September 2014, in the capital, Bangui.

I admit it. I was prepared to scoff, because too many teams I have seen military officers recommend today’s pop favorite biz book. But I found this a surprisingly good list.

When French novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr uttered the immortal words, "the more things change, the more they remain the same," he probably didn't have the military in mind. However, the written works of Admiral William S. Sims, commander of United States naval forces in Europe during World War I, remind us that this dictum, in fact, often holds true in military affairs.

Peter Singer says it is a big deal.

Dorénavant, le scénario est bien rodé. Des marchands de conspirations attribuent chaque bouleversement du monde à l'Occident, aux Juifs, aux financiers de Wall Street, aux francs-maçons, etc. Assurément, la plupart des théoriciens du complot versent dans la paranoïa et surestiment le rôle de (...) / Désinformation, Histoire, Idées, Idéologie, Information, Médias, Politique, Religion, Infoguerre - 2015/06

Cortèges protestataires, participation aux élections, exercice du pouvoir. Ces trois types d'action politique comportent une caractéristique commune : les catégories populaires s'en éloignent ou en sont écartées. / États-Unis, France, Royaume-Uni, Démocratie, Élections, Inégalités, Médias, Mouvement de (...) / États-Unis, France, Royaume-Uni, Démocratie, Élections, Inégalités, Médias, Mouvement de contestation, Mutation, Parti politique, Politique, Travail - 2015/06

Why deploying an American-led global army against the Islamic State would be a really bad idea.

Event Notice: Contested Terrain: The Future of Afghan Women, Today, 12:15 -1:45 p.m., (New America) Afghanistan Minister of Commerce and Industries submits 100-day plan Minister of Commerce and Industries Humayoun Rasa submitted his policy plan for the next 100 days on Thursday, outlining his strategies for developing the Afghan economy (TOLO). He said that corruption is ...

By Paul McLeary with Ariel Robinson Deal or no deal? Earlier this week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed Ankara and Washington had agreed in “principle” to provide air support to the Syrian fighters the U.S. is training and equipping to fight the Islamic State. But American officials say they’re not yet ready to go ...

Kurdish forces in Syria’s northeast retook a series of villages that the Islamic State captured earlier this year. The towns’ residents are reportedly waiting to return for fear of booby traps, and approximately 200 Assyrian Christians from the area are still believed to be held by the Islamic State. Farther south, Assad regime forces conducted ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern about the escalation of fighting in Yemen in a telephone conversation with the country&#39s President, the United Nations has confirmed.

The diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East peace process today announced that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to step aside as the group’s Representative and expressed its “deep appreciation” for his “remarkable service” and commitment to advancing peace and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians.

One in every 10 cigarettes consumed is illicit, making them cheaper and more accessible to people from low-income groups, as well as to children, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned ahead of this year’s World No Tobacco Day, devoted to combatting the illegal tobacco trade.