Yemen Deputy PM: Media ‘Exaggerating’ al-Qaeda

Yemen Deputy PM: Media ‘Exaggerating’ al-Qaeda | Western media too interested in al-Qaeda, not interested enough in coffee

Afghan High Court to Probe Election Fraud

Afghan High Court to Probe Election Fraud | As parliament readies first session, crooked MPs examined again

Britain’s ‘Diplomatic Upgrade’ to Palestine Likely to Irk Israel

Britain’s ‘Diplomatic Upgrade’ to Palestine Likely to Irk Israel | New status to stop short of full recognition

Maliki: US Must Leave on Time

Maliki: US Must Leave on Time | PM says Mahdi Army ‘now part of the government’

Netanyahu Backs Off Criticism of FM

Netanyahu Backs Off Criticism of FM | Lieberman outraged by criticism of far-reaching speech

US Drone Strikes Kill 25 in North Waziristan

US Drone Strikes Kill 25 in North Waziristan | Identities of ‘suspects’ unknown

Petraeus Hints at More Cross-Border Raids Into Pakistan

Petraeus Hints at More Cross-Border Raids Into Pakistan | Insists more must be done in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Record Toll for Suicide Attacks in Pakistan in 2010

Record Toll for Suicide Attacks in Pakistan in 2010 | 1,269 Pakistanis slain in bombings

US Allies Turned Foes, Haqqani Network Spreading in Afghanistan

US Allies Turned Foes, Haqqani Network Spreading in Afghanistan | NATO claims of short-term gains appear difficult to justify

Aid Centers Close in Pakistani Tribal Area

Aid Centers Close in Pakistani Tribal Area | Yesterday’s deadly terror attack has UN rethinking aid