09 November 2011 | News | John Glaser
Turkish rights groups are investigating claims by Kurdish activists that Ankara used chemical weapons in last month’s air raids on separatist militants. Graphic pictures of blackened and dismembered corpses of over 24 members of the Kurdistan’s Worker’s Party (PKK) claim to show evidence of the Turkish government’s chemical warfare against the rebels. While Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip [...]
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09 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Zardari Promised US Congress He Would ‘Eradicate’ Haqqanis | Rep. McCaul confirms ‘pledge’
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09 November 2011 | News | John Glaser
The Israeli government says it is postponing the dismantlement of illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank, directly contradicting earlier promises to destroy the outposts. The settlement of Givat Assaf is an illegal settlement, but the Israeli government will postpone dealing with calls for its demolition by about six months. The settlers occupying the property [...]
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09 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
NATO Destroys Kosovo Roadblock, But Serbs Rebuild | Troops chased Serbs away, but road remains blocked
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09 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Israeli Officials: ElBaradei Secretly an Iranian Agent | Insists speculation in new IAEA report on Iran’s program ‘proof’
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09 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Egyptians Anxious About Prolonged Military Rule | Complicated system of elections largely irrelevant, voters fear
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09 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Slain Troops Dumped in Landfill, Air Force Admits | General shrugs off ‘common practice at the time’
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09 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Officials: At Least 70 Taliban Killed in Paktika Province Attack on NATO Base | NATO reports no casualties in attack
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08 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Human Rights Lawyer: US Drone Campaign ‘Scandalous’
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08 November 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Iran Revolutionary Guard Threatens Retaliation if US Launches Assassinations | Retired US general had called for killings
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