Gates: Iraq ‘at Risk’ if Congress Doesn’t Fund State Dept Programs

Gates: Iraq ‘at Risk’ if Congress Doesn’t Fund State Dept Programs | Warns Iraq will end up like 1990s Afghanistan without extra billions

Peshmerga Kill at Least Two in Iraqi Kurdistan Protests

Peshmerga Kill at Least Two in Iraqi Kurdistan Protests | Dozens also wounded as Kurdish forces fire live ammo at demonstrators

Hours of Clashes Leave Two Dead, Dozens Wounded in Yemen

Hours of Clashes Leave Two Dead, Dozens Wounded in Yemen | Protests spreading ahead of another ‘day of rage’

Report: 19 Killed in Crackdown on Libya Protests

Report: 19 Killed in Crackdown on Libya Protests | Growing rallies demand Ghadafi’s ouster

Six Slain as Tanks Roll in Bahrain Capital

Six Slain as Tanks Roll in Bahrain Capital | Foreign Minister insists protests were too polarizing not to crush

Mixed Signals from Egypt as Iranian Warships Near Suez Canal

Mixed Signals from Egypt as Iranian Warships Near Suez Canal | Canal officials insist no word on ships, but deny orders to stop them

Junta Says Return to Work, But Egypt Strikes Continue

Junta Demands Return to Work, But Egypt Strikes Continue | Strikers demand ouster of corrupt managers

Pentagon Warns Congress Over Possible Spending Cuts

Pentagon Warns Congress Over Possible Spending Cuts | Insists failure to increase spending could have’ tragic consequences’

Netanyahu on Egypt: Israel Must ‘Prepare for Worst’

Netanyahu on Egypt: Israel Must ‘Prepare for Worst’ | US envoy assures Israel ‘we have not abandoned our allies’

King Apologizes for Killings as Bahrain Protests Continue

King Apologizes for Killings as Bahrain Protests Continue | US frets possible fall of another loyal tyrant