Tag: Unrest, Conflict and War
At least four dead in fresh Mexico clash
At least four people have been killed in a clash between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in northeastern Mexico.[MORE]
Scores dead after blast hits Pakistan rally
A blast has ripped through a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 53 people and injuring at almost 200.[MORE]
Drug shootout with Mexican army kills 25
As many as 25 people were killed when Mexican soldiers clashed with suspected drug gang members in rural north-eastern Mexico, local media reported.[MORE]
Netanyahu, Abbas hold private peace talks
Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas have spent several hours meeting alone in the first day of direct talks in Washington.[MORE]
Hamas vows to keep attacking Israelis
Hamas said its militants would continue attacking Israelis and denounced peace talks between Israel and the West Bank-based Palestinian government due to start in Washington.[MORE]
Afghan airstrike 'killed election campaigners'
An Afghan official says 10 election campaigners were killed in an airstrike by international forces in the relatively peaceful north of the country on Thursday.[MORE]
The art of peacekeeping
Artists documents experience of Australian soldiers serving in peacekeeping missions.[MORE]
UN steps up rape patrols in Congo
United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have stepped up patrols in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo where the number of mass rape victims has increased to more than 240.[MORE]
Peace talks overshadowed by West Bank killings
The deaths of four Israelis in the West Bank have overshadowed the start of the latest round of Middle East peace talks in Washington DC. [MORE]
Taliban leader charged over CIA killings
United States prosecutors have charged the leader of the Pakistani Taliban over the attack that killed seven CIA employees at an American base in Afghanistan last December.[MORE]
Hicks's ex-lawyer wins justice award
The man who was David Hicks's lawyer, Stephen Kenny, has won a Justice Award.[MORE]
Iraq nearing political unity: Biden
US vice-president Joe Biden says Iraq's political parties are close to forming a government, almost six months after the country held a general election.[MORE]
Obama meets Netanyahu, Abbas
Barack Obama said his Middle East peace initiative was making "progress" after wrapping up talks with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas.[MORE]
Lahore blasts kill dozens
Three suicide bombers have targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, police and rescue officials said.[MORE]
Police kill four, wound 27 in Mozambique protest
Police in Mozambique have killed four people and wounded 27 after firing on demonstrators protesting rising prices, police spokesman Pedro Cossa said.[MORE]
Netanyahu rules out extension on settlement moratorium
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US secretary of state Hillary Clinton there will be no extension of an Israeli moratorium on settlement constructions.[MORE]
Israel hints at Jerusalem compromise in peace talks
Israel's defence minister said the Jewish state would be willing to hand over parts of Jerusalem in peace talks with the Palestinians to be launched by US president Barack Obama.[MORE]
Pakistan air strike kills 45 militants
Pakistani government air raids have killed up to 45 militants and their family members in hideouts in the north-western Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials say.[MORE]
Time to turn the page on Iraq: Obama
Barack Obama declares an end to the seven-year US combat mission in Iraq and says his priority is now rebuilding America's economy.[MORE]
Blair 'desperately sorry' for Iraq war deaths
Former British prime minister Tony Blair says he is "desperately sorry" for the deaths in the Iraq war, in extracts released from his memoirs.[MORE]
Threat of war crimes charges over mass rapes
The leaders of militias that carried out mass rape in Democratic Republic of Congo will face war crimes charges, a United Nations (UN) conflict envoy said.[MORE]
'No victory lap' as US ends Iraq combat ops
As US president Barack Obama readies his Oval Office address to mark the combat pull-out from Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki hails his "sovereign and independent" country.[MORE]
Memorial service to honour fallen troops
The families, friends and colleagues of three Australian soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan will attend a service in Brisbane.[MORE]
Israelis shot dead in West Bank
Four Israelis have been shot dead near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, in what police are describing as a terrorist attack.[MORE]
Maliki hails 'independent' Iraq as US troops pull out
Iraq's PM told Iraqis their own forces are up to the job in an "independent" state as US forces ended a combat role after seven years of warfare. [MORE]
