The United States regrets the loss of life and calls upon all parties exercise restraint.
After a hiatus of nearly six years, the United States is sending an ambassador to Syria.
The high-stakes political stalemate continues in Cote d'Ivoire, where the former president refuses to yield to his elected successor.
The vote will be a key achievement of the 2005 accord that ended Africa's longest civil war.
"The United States has made empowering women and girls a cornerstone of our foreign policy."
Zimbabwe's long-time president, Robert Mugabe, is eyeing another term and pushing for a general election next year.
USAID will be the lead agency for the Presidential initiative on food security, known as Feed the Future.
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