The top U.S. commander in Iraq announced Monday he would like to station U.S. troops along disputed areas in northern Iraq to build rapport between Iraqi government troops and those under the command of the autonomous Kurdish government. ...more

August 18, 2009

On Saturday afternoon, seemingly the entire village of Kibumba lined up alongside the main road and watched a once fearsome rebel army dissolve in front of their eyes. ...more

January 25, 2009

Rebels seized an east Congo army base and the headquarters of a refuge for some of the world's last mountain gorillas in heavy fighting Sunday that sent thousands fleeing, U.N. officials and rebels said. ...more

October 27, 2008

The sensational rescue of 15 hostages from the grip of Latin America's largest rebel group has highlighted the severely diminished state of an organization that just six years ago threatened to overrun the Colombian government. ...more

July 6, 2008

Up to 12,000 refugees fled Sudan's Darfur region to neighboring Chad during the weekend after airstrikes by the Sudanese military. ...more

February 11, 2008

As rebels in Chad fought for a second day to take control of the nation's capital, analysts said Sunday that the outcome of the attempted coup could have far-reaching implications for the Darfur conflict in neighboring Sudan. ...more

February 4, 2008

Hundreds of rebels charged into Chad's capital aboard pickups Saturday, clashing with government troops around the presidential palace in the most forceful attempt yet to oust President Idriss Deby. The rebels claimed to gain strength from defecting soldiers in the oil-rich Central African nation. ...more

February 3, 2008

It's a common perception that kids –– especially today's kids –– don't care beyond their needs, so it's comforting to see a few actually reach out. Last November, a group of about 20 Sebring High School freshmen decided they wanted to raise $10,000 for children in Uganda, an African nation caught in the throes of civil war. It's difficult, even for adults, to care about a faraway nation but these kids have really stepped up to the plate. Raising all that money in a few months is no easy job and so far the students have raised $7,000. ...more

January 28, 2008

SEBRING — The deadline to raise $10,000 to help Ugandan children is approaching with a group of about 20 Sebring High freshmen feeling optimistic about their effort to help the oppressed students of Africa. If the school reaches the $10,000 goal by Feb. 1, the School for Schools program will send four Sebring High students and a teacher to Washington, D.C., to meet a Ugandan representative. With about $7,000 collected thus far through various fundraisers, about $3,000 is needed to reach the goal. ...more

January 26, 2008

Nepal's former communist rebels agreed Sunday to rejoin the government, officials said, signaling an end to a political crisis that led to the indefinite postponement of elections. The pact also will abolish Nepal's monarchy. ...more

December 24, 2007