After months of political strife, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has threatened to call for early elections which could tighten his grip on power due to the Shiite leader's harsh efforts to marginalize his political opponents. "When the other party is refusing...
Ahead of an international meeting on the issue, Iran says it is ready to help international envoy Kofi Annan in his bid to bring peace to Syria, prompting harsh rejections from the US. Annan called for the meeting, which will take place in Geneva on Saturday, to work...
As enthusiasm about the negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 begins to peter out, sources close to the talks have revealed that Washington hardened its position during the last round in Moscow, foregoing concrete progress in favor of an all-or-nothing posture. In...
Egypt Court: Military Can’t Arrest Civilians | Delays ruling on constitutional assembly
Court Gets Tough on Manning Prosecutors | Judge gives prosecutors a month to provide detailed account
Is Assad Sending Scuds to Hezbollah? | Western-backed civil war could give Lebanese group access to better weapons
Yemen: 73 Civilians Killed by Land Mines in Past Week | Al-Qaeda planted mines concentrated in Abyan
US Drone Strike Against North Waziristan Kills Six, Wounds Two | Drone fired two missiles, destroyed a house
Turkey Send Tanks to Syria Border, Threatens Attacks | Clashes on outskirts of Damascus as rebels escalate fighting
There is a "spiral of injustice" and breaches of international law in Israel's treatment of child detainees in military custody, according to an independent report by a delegation of British lawyers backed by the British Foreign Office. The report found that...
