At Least 120 Killed This Week as Karachi Violence Continues

At Least 120 Killed This Week as Karachi Violence Continues | Residents scared to leave their homes amid random gunfire

Mass Detentions as Israel Declares ‘Flytilla’ Over

Mass Detentions as Israel Declares ‘Flytilla’ Over | Officials defend locking up suspected activists

Pakistan: 50 Killed in Kurram Offensive

Pakistan: 50 Killed in Kurram Offensive | 42 militants, eight troops reported slain in four days of attacks

Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across Syria

Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across Syria | Half a million reported in Hama alone

Syria, US Trade Allegations Over Ambassadors

Syria, US Trade Allegations Over Ambassadors | US envoy’s visit to Hama seen as provocative

House Overwhelmingly Approves Record $649 Billion Military Spending Bill

House Overwhelmingly Approves Record $649 Billion Military Spending Bill | Fretting over deficit, House still approves record budget

House Amendments Defunding Libya War Fail

House Amendments Defunding Libya War Fail | Antiwar votes see solid Republican support

Maliki Vows Bloodshed if Sunnis Try to Secede

Maliki Vows Bloodshed if Sunnis Try to Secede | Parliament Speaker Nujaifi suggested secession over unfair treatment

Another 45 Slain as Karachi Violence Soars

Another 45 Slain as Karachi Violence Soars | Stock market plummets as Zardari issues ‘shoot on sight’ orders

Yemen’s Saleh ‘Defiant and Will Remain Defiant’

Yemen’s Saleh ‘Defiant and Will Remain Defiant’ | Demands end to protests