Reports: Syrian Army Tanks Withdraw From Homs as Observer Team Arrives
Reports: Syrian Army Tanks Withdraw From Homs as Observer Team Arrives | Human Rights Watch accuses regime of ‘hiding’ detainees
US in Secret Talks With Egypt’s Military Rulers on Israeli Peace Treaty
The United States is engaged in secret talks with Egypt’s military rulers in order to ensure the newly elected Islamic leadership remains faithful to Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel, according to top Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei. Some in the U.S. and Israel have expressed concern that the elections putting the Islamist parties in power may [...]
Israeli FM ‘Enraged’ at EU for Noting Discrimination in Israel
Israeli FM ‘Enraged’ at EU for Noting Discrimination in Israel | Ministry spokesman condemns EU for investigating ‘behind our backs’
In Telethon, Israeli Military Chief Pushes New Gaza Invasion
In Telethon, Israeli Military Chief Pushes New Gaza Invasion | Insists ‘excellent’ 2008 invasion needs a repeat
US Report on Pakistan Attack Blames NATO for Failures
US Report on Pakistan Attack Blames NATO for Failures | Pakistan formally rejects US report on killings
US OKs Yemen Dictator Saleh’s Request to Visit America
The Obama administration has agreed to a request from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to travel to America, framing it in a thinly veiled excuse for him to seek medical treatment. Mr. Saleh said on Saturday he would leave Yemen for the U.S. “in the coming days… to get out of sight… to calm the [...]
Karzai Will ‘Allow’ Taliban Office in Qatar
Karzai Govt Issues Demands on New Taliban Office | Insists other nations need ‘permission’ to negotiate
At Least 30 Killed as Syrian Forces Shell Homs
At Least 30 Killed as Syrian Forces Shell Homs | Arab League observer wounded
Al-Qaeda ‘Nearly Wiped Out’ in Pakistan – But Did It Move to Africa?
According to senior British officials, the al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan is on the cusp of being definitively destroyed in 2012. But that is not a testament to the U.S. strategy of an unaccountable drone war, murdering innocents, and lavishly supporting the tyrannical regime there. In fact, the problems seem to simply be shifting out [...]
Man in Afghan Army Uniform Opens Fire on NATO Troops
A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops in western Afghanistan, wounding several them before being killed himself in return fire. The attack took place on Saturday at an outpost in Bala Boluk district, west of Kabul. NATO and Afghan officials refused to say whether the gunman was actually a member of the U.S.-trained [...]
