VOVworld)- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is on a three-day tour of the US to seek military assistance to counter the spreading violence in his country. Is this a...
(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, in his address at the general debate of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, called on...
12,600 soldiers of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Monday officially took over security duties in Mali from the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA)...
(VOVworld) – Recent attacks on soldiers in France and the UK have put those countries on high alert and efforts are being made to clarify the reason behind those attacks. Whether the...
The UN on Thursday approved a peacekeeping force of more than 12,600 military personnel and police to undertake a French and African-led mission in the war against Islamist...
(VOV) - French President Francois Hollande held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday
EU foreign ministers on Monday officially launched a military training mission of 500 people to Mali for 15 months, in order to support Mali’s army
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday that France wanted a United Nations peacekeeping force to replace French forces deployed in Mali by April, incorporating troops offered by West African nations. The force would...
US Vice-President Joe Biden has said that an African-led force and eventual UN operation in Mali is a good idea
African leaders and international donors have pledged nearly 500 million USD funding to restore Mali's security and provide humanitarian aid to its people
(VOVworld) - On Monday, French President Francois Hollande declared that Mali’s military forces, supported by nearly 3,000 French soldiers, are pushing north in an offensive against Islamist rebels....
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called for an end to Syria’s 2-year crisis. Responding to reporters on the sideline of the World Economic Forum in Davos on...
The European Union has offered to host an international meeting on Mali in February 5, a spokesman for EU foreign police chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday
Algeria Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has said 37 foreigners of eight nationalities and one Algerian worker were killed during the hostage crisis at a gas plant In Amenas, south of...
French Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian announced that the ultimate goal of military intervention in Mali is to regain control of Mali from Muslim rebels who are now occupying...
30 Algerians and 15 foreigners captured by Islamist extremists in Southeast Algeria have escaped, according to Algerian media on Thursday. The Algerian army has sent helicopters to attack the In...
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday in Brussels to send a military mission of 450 to 500 soldiers to train and restructure Mali government forces
France's air force launched fresh strikes against Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine in Mali this week. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters on Sunday that the raid...
France has tightened its security, including anti-terrorist measures, following actions against radical Islamists both in Mali and Somalia
France has carried out airstrikes in Mali to support government forces trying to stem advances by Islamist militants. Troops from Nigeria and Senegal also are in Mali to help government forces. Malian...