• Overnight News Summaries ,
• Tags: Africa, earthquake, India, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Protest, protests, Tunisia, Twitter, United States, Yemen
• 30 Apr

KEY STORYLINES

• AFRICA:  In the DRC, M23 rebels threatened to attack a number of eastern towns after threatening the UN combat force in the country.
• AMERICAS: In the US, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have joined together to propose ambitious legislation to amend the UCMJ after an Air Force officer overturned a jury’s guilty verdict in a sexual assault case.

• Overnight News Summaries ,
• Tags: Africa, Ahmadinejad, Colombia, earthquake, FARC, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Middle East, political parties
• 29 Apr

KEY STORYLINES

• AFRICA: The Mauritanian Army seized nearly one ton of cocaine and hashish in a counter-trafficking operation near the Algerian border.
• AMERICAS: Colombian FARC leaders asked for patience in peace talks with the government after government statements suggested the talks cannot continue indefinitely.

• Overnight News Summaries ,
• Tags: Africa, Bahrain, Chad, earthquake, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Middle East, Protest, protests, Russia, United States
• 28 Apr

KEY STORYLINES

• AFRICA: In Libya, 200 armed men surrounded the country’s Foreign Ministry in Tripoli demanding reform, specifically the hiring of former militiamen who fought in the revolution against Qaddafi.
• AMERICAS: Venezuelan authorities formally charged an American filmmaker they have accused of paying right-wing groups to foment post-election unrest in tandem with US intelligence.