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NATO drops another Afghanistan war metric: US watchdog

The US-led NATO mission in Afghanistan has stopped releasing key data on how much of the country falls under insurgent or government control, a US watchdog said Wednesday, the latest war metric to fall from public view. NATO's Resolute Support mission previously gave a running tally on who...

UNHCR aids over 250,000 displaced people in Yemen

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced Tuesday that it provided more than 250,000 displaced people in Yemen with basic items in the first quarter of this year. “The UNHCR led @YEShelterCCCM is responding and has reached over 250,000 people between Jan-March 2019 with basic household...

Guaido urges Venezuelans to take to streets on May Day

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government on May Day. "I am calling on the armed forces to continue their march in Operation Freedom. Tomorrow, May 1, we will continue…across all of Venezuela. We will be on the...

Algerian army chief says big corruption cases to be revealed

Algeria’s army chief of staff said on Tuesday several big corruption cases would come to light in a crackdown on systemic graft, private channel Ennahar TV reported. A number of figures from the ruling elite including the finance minister, ex-prime minister and several oligarchs have come...