Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday despite European efforts to resurrect a still-born ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists who spurned the truce forced thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. Western nations have refused to give up on a peace deal negotiated last week even though …

Personal Envoy of UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross is expected Wednesday in Algiers, as part of his regional tour, which began last Saturday, said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. This new tour which ends on 23 February and is the fifth of its kind since Ross’s appointment …

Libya’s foreign minister urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo to allow the country’s military to fight jihadists, amid growing alarm over the threat from the Islamic State group. Mohammed al-Dairi made the appeal to the 15-member council after Islamic State militants beheaded 21 Egyptian …