Netanyahu Tests Obama, Approves Hundreds of New West Bank Units

Netanyahu Tests Obama, Approves Hundreds of New West Bank Units | New construction approved ahead of widely expected ‘freeze’

Iraq Masses Security Forces Along Syria Border as Tensions Mount

Iraq Masses Security Forces Along Syria Border as Tensions Mount | Govt insists Syria provided with ‘evidence’ in Baghdad bombings

Massive US Air Strike Damages Claim of ‘New’ Strategy

Massive US Air Strike Damages Claim of ‘New’ Strategy | Enormous civilian casualties and open-ended investigations: has anything changed?

US Kills at Least 95 in Afghan Air Strike

US Kills at Least 95 in Afghan Air Strike | Scores of civilians killed as US targets hijacked tankers

Officials Say Obama Advisers Split on Afghan Escalation

Officials Say Obama Advisers Split on Afghan Escalation | Biden has ‘deep reservations’ about expanding Afghan presence

Russia Threatens ‘Armed Incident’ Over Georgian Blockade of Abkhazia

Russia Threatens ‘Armed Incident’ Over Georgian Blockade of Abkhazia | Georgia sentences Turkish captain to 24 years in prison for carrying fuel to enclave

Israel Insists Settlement Construction Declining

Israel Insists Settlement Construction Declining | Official report doesn’t count East Jerusalem

Netanyahu Faces Likud Revolt Over Reports of ‘Partial Freeze’ in West Bank

Netanyahu Faces Likud Revolt Over Reports of ‘Partial Freeze’ in West Bank | Outrage at ‘partial’ freeze for nine months

Maliki Points Finger at Syrian Government for Baghdad Bombings

Maliki Points Finger at Syrian Government for Baghdad Bombings | Syria demands proof of accusations

Gates Open to Sending Yet More Troops to Afghanistan

Gates Open to Sending Yet More Troops to Afghanistan | Denies that administration is losing control of war