In statements to reporters today, the Speaker of Iran's Parliament Ali Larijani said official requests from the United States for talks with Iranian parliamentarians are presently being considered, and that it is the general feeling of parliament that "the time has...
Though hardly an unfamiliar role for them, Muslim residents of the Indian portion of the disputed Kashmir region find themselves once again at the center of worsening relations between the neighboring nuclear powers. This time, the tension is coming as the Indian...
India summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner today to demand "strong action" against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group presently being blamed for last week's Mumbai attacks. Among other things, they demanded the Pakistani government extradite LeT founder...
A Libyan cargo vessel weighed down with 3,000 tonnes of food, medicine, and other humanitarian goods, was barred from entering the Gaza Strip yesterday by the Israeli navy. Palestinian officials say they expect the vessel to attempt to reach the Gaza Strip again. Andy...
Violence in Pakistan's economic hub of Karachi continued for the second straight day, with 21 more killed, bringing the two day total to at least 30 killed and around 200 wounded in the city-wide violence. Shops closed and police declared emergencies in the local...
At this week's meeting, NATO will reportedly offer advice on reforms which Ukraine and Georgia need to pursue to be considered for potential membership, but they are not expected to offer formal roadmaps on the process. The move, proposed by the British government,...
India continues to reel from last week's Mumbai attacks, and with the finger of blame pointed squarely at Pakistan tensions between the two nations are at their worst level since 2002. As the two nations rally support and prepare to position growing amounts of their...
In comments today Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani has said Western allies have been informed the nation will commit the approximately 100,000 troops deployed in the border region near Afghanistan to the Indian border. As tension rise the Prime Minister...
Iraq's most influential religious leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has expressed serious concerns about the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States which narrowly passed in Iraq's Parliament on Thursday. Sistani says he believes the United States has...
More than 300 militants attacked an Afghan military convoy in Badghis Province late Thursday, sparking a battle which killed 13 Afghan security forces and injuring 11 others. The militants eventually withdrew, but took with them 16 captured soldiers and most of the 47...
