Tag: Government transitions
Chad military council: No talks with rebels who killed Deby
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad's military transitional government said Sunday it would not negotiate with the rebels blamed for killing the country's president of three...
Chad holds funeral for late president amid rebel threat
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s slain President Idriss Deby Itno is being buried Friday near his hometown after a state funeral in the capital, N’Djamena....
Protest in Yangon ahead of regional summit on Myanmar crisis
YANGON, Myanmar — Protesters against Myanmar’s military coup returned Friday to the streets of downtown Yangon, defiantly chanting their opposition to the army’s seizure...
Chad holds funeral for late president amid rebel threat
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s slain President Idriss Deby Itno is being buried Friday near his hometown after a state funeral in the capital, N’Djamena....
Protest in Yangon ahead of regional summit on Myanmar crisis
<p>YANGON, Myanmar — Protesters against Myanmar’s military coup returned Friday to the streets of downtown Yangon, defiantly chanting their opposition to the army’s seizure...
Chadian opposition decries Deby’s son as interim leader
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that...
Pope meets with Lebanon’s PM-designate, urges end of crises
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met Thursday with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and urged all of Lebanon's political leaders to “urgently commit themselves...
Chadian opposition decries Deby’s son as interim leader
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that...
Pope meets with Lebanon’s PM-designate, urges end of crises
<p>VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met Thursday with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and urged all of Lebanon's political leaders to “urgently commit themselves...
Former UN leader presses for ‘strong action’ on Myanmar
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world body and Southeast Asian countries Monday to take swift and strong action to...