MOSUL — US-backed Iraqi forces on Wednesday began a push toward the mosque in Mosul where Daesh (the so-called IS) declared a self-styled caliphate three years ago, military officials said.
The forces had encircled the group's stronghold in the Old (...)
FEARFUL of worsening internal divisions ahead of next year's election, South Africa's ruling ANC is likely to resist pressure to force out President Thabo Mbeki before his term is up.
A power-sharing deal he brokered for Zimbabwe gave Mbeki a bit (...)
