Maliki Aide: Iraq Agrees to Buy 18 F-16 Warplanes From US
Maliki Aide: Iraq Agrees to Buy 18 F-16 Warplanes From US | $3 billion deal likely to ensure more ‘trainers’ will stay
Turkey Set to Cut All Ties With Syria
Turkey Set to Cut All Ties With Syria | PM slams Assad, will allow opposition to set up offices in Turkey
Pentagon to Increase Presence of US Trainers in Afghanistan by 800
The United States will increase the number of American military trainers in Afghanistan by 800 in the next six months, an increase of nearly 25 percent of the current level. Lt. Gen. William Caldwell explained to reporters that the planned reduction in combat troops requires an increase in trainers, without elaborating on the real difference between [...]
US Makes Deal to Give Drones to Turkey
After a request for US assistance in suppressing separatist Kurds, the Turkish government is expecting the delivery of Predator drones in June 2012. “We have agreed in principle [on the delivery of Predators]. Negotiations will continue,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Erdogan also said that the number of vehicles and whether the [...]
Bahraini Protesters Jailed in Harsh Crackdown After Election Boycott
Bahrain jailed 46 Shiite protesters after clashes amid an election boycott on Saturday, sentencing 32 of them to 15 years in jail over violent anti-government protests. The head of a teachers union was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for calling for the overthrow of the monarchy. Only 17 percent of eligible voters visited the [...]
Afghan Employee Kills US Citizen in Kabul CIA Annex Attack
Afghan Employee Kills US Citizen in Kabul CIA Annex Attack | Officials say motive for attack ‘under investigation’
Libyan Rebel Feuds May Delay Forming Govt
Libyan Rebels May Delay Forming Govt | Promised cabinet to be put ‘on hold’
Freed Hikers Condemn Iran, US for Human Rights Violations
Freed Hikers Condemn Iran, US for Human Rights Violations
Six Killed as Gadhafi Loyalists Attack Across Algeria Border
Six Killed as Gadhafi Loyalists Attack Across Algeria Border | Rebels: Gunmen had been crossing for several days
Afghan Officials Issue Condemnation as Pakistan Shells Border
Afghan Officials Issue Condemnation as Pakistan Shells Border | Governor: More than 100 displaced since Wednesday
