ALGIERS, Algeria, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence, alarmed at a jihadist sanctuary in Mali, is considering providing Algeria with a surveillance satellite to monitor al-Qaida operations.
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the government in Myanmar said Wednesday that military forces struck rebel-held territory in the northern state of Kachin.
BANGUI, Central African Republic, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The defense minister from the Central African Republic said regional forces are within 48 miles of the capital city amid a growing rebel threat.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Imposing sanctions against a Rwandan rebel group is a step toward consolidating peace in DRC, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The Sudanese government announced it accepted an offer from the Ethiopian prime minister to meet the South Sudanese president Friday in Addis Ababa.
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Negotiations at the U.N. Security Council over a response to North Korea's rocket launch in December may start next week, a South Korean official said.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The number of people who have died as a result of the war in Syria since early 2011 is "truly shocking," the top U.N. rights official said Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Late January military maneuvers are planned for the Russian navy in the Black and Mediterranean seas, the Russian Defense Ministry stated Wednesday.
RAMADI, Iraq, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Sunni communities in the western Iraqi province of Anbar have said they were worried the central government may drag the country into civil war.
DILI, Timor-Leste, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The United Nations ended its peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste after 13 years and the country's struggle for stability after independence in 2002.
