Pentagon Eyes ‘Quick Strike’ Forces Across the Planet | Panetta downplays lack of troops in Begnhazi, but moves for global capabilities
Afghan Corruption Soars: Bribes Twice as Much as Tax Revenue
Afghan Corruption Soars: Bribes Twice as Much as Tax Revenue | Paying bribes a fact of life for most Afghans
Khamenei Spurns Bilateral US Talks, Citing American Hostility
Khamenei Spurns Bilateral US Talks, Citing American Hostility | No point in diplomacy while US sanctions, threatens Iran, Supreme Leader insists
US Announces Yet More Sanctions in ‘Economic War’ Against Iran
US Announces Yet More Sanctions in ‘Economic War’ Against Iran | Pushes oil trade toward direct barter
US Drone Strike Kills Five in North Waziristan
US Drone Strike Kills Five in North Waziristan | Follows up on Pakistan condemnation with another attack
Syria’s Rebels Hype Their Child Soldier Training
Syria’s Rebels Hype Their Child Soldier Training | ‘Children are the best soldiers I know,’ military defector insists
Peace to Take a Back Seat on Obama’s Israel Visit
Peace to Take a Back Seat on Obama’s Israel Visit | Obama’s visit ‘not connected’ to peace talks, White House insists
French DM: Mali Invasion a ‘Real War With Significant Losses’
French DM: Mali Invasion a ‘Real War With Significant Losses’ | As fight with Islamists continues, Tuaregs seen as growing problem for junta
Asia Surge: US Marines Heading to Vietnam, Cambodia
Asia Surge: US Marines Heading to Vietnam, Cambodia | US hopes to increase presence across Pacific
Ahmadinejad: Iran Won’t Attack Israel
Ahmadinejad: Iran Won’t Attack Israel | Pledge not to attack spun as threat