Five Afghan civilians were killed Monday in an explosion that went off in a vegetable market in the southern province of Helmand, according to the provincial governor’s office. This continues what has been a sharp spike in casualties in the first half of 2011. On Sunday, police killed a Taliban deputy commander on the outskirts of [...]
19 NATO Fuel Tankers Destroyed in Pakistan Attack | Gunmen attack tankers in Balochistan
President Barack Obama said Monday as Libyan rebels celebrated in Tripoli that Muammar Gadhafi’s “rule is over” and that the rebels must build a democratic government through “peaceful, inclusive and just” measures. But Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the rebel council poised to lead Libya once Muammar Gadhafi is toppled, said that rebel forces are still not [...]
As rebels rush into Tripoli and the imminent collapse of the 42-year Gadhafi regime approaches, much about Libya’s future remains up in the air. Though it’s been insisted for months that there would never be US “boots on the ground” in Libya, an administration known to play word games with military action could yet have [...]
US Drone Strikes Against North Waziristan Kill at Least Four | Second strike hit apparently empty home of tribal elder
Former Assange Aide Destroyed Mass of Unpublished Leaks
Rebels in Central Tripoli: Regime Seen on the Brink of Collapse | Gadhafi’s sons are captured, but where’s Moammar?
Syria to Hold Parliamentary Elections in February | Assad also promises to revise constitution
Assad Warns Against Attack on Syria
| Syrian ruler insists military able to restore control over nation
At Least 13 Pro-Regime Tribesmen Killed in South Yemen Suicide Attacks | Officials say al-Qaeda claimed credit for bombings
