Gen. Mustafa al-Sheikh, the leader of the Free Syrian Army, warned that if outside powers don't quickly back the rebel fighters trying to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the rebels might all turn into terrorists instead. “If there’s no quick...
Even as the US and its allies in Europe and Africa float ideas for a military intervention in Mali, such a war would have a high humanitarian cost, according to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Following the Libya war, Mali was...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned President Obama on Thursday to congratulate him on his reelection following criticism that his flagrant preference for a Romney victory was inappropriate. Netanyahu and his Likud Party hadnot-so-privately yearned for...
Two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Air Force Predator drone last week, according to CNN. The drone was fired upon but not hit, and the Obama administration did not disclose information about the incident, keeping it from the American public just days...
The Obama administration's initiative to set up a new Syrian opposition council, possibly to serve as an interim government following the fall of the Assad regime, appeared to have failed on Thursday before the convention in Qatar even began. One day before the...
Accused WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning offered in a motion hearing on Wednesday to plead guilty to parts of the charges he faces, in exchange for government prosecutors pursuing lesser charges. According to statement issued by Manning's attorney, David Coombs,...
Russia Eager to See Obama’s Promised ‘Flexibility’ on Missile Defense | Obama told Russians no deal was possible until after vote
Assad Rejects Exile: Will ‘Live and Die’ in Syria | Warns of ‘domino effect’ if Syria falls to Islamists
Arabs Pessimistic on Obama’s Second Term | 2008 enthusiasm replaced with 2012 realism
Rebel Faction Kills 10 Pro-Assad Palestinians in Refugee Camp | Slain were members of Popular Front faction
