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...
Taliban Kill 13 Afghan Soldiers, Capture 16 Others in Ambush
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...
Pact Strengthens but Imperils Maliki
Thursday's narrow victory for the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) in Iraq's Parliament has put Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in a position of increased power. The Prime Minister has used the US military presence to enhance his own power, and has used President...
War in Iraq Ending for International Forces
With the expiration of the United Nations mandate at the end of December, 13 of the 19 nations that still have military commitments to Iraq are set to bring them to an end by the end of the year. A farewell ceremony for Bosnia's 86 soldiers is scheduled for Saturday,...
Taj Hotel Remains Battleground in Mumbai
Most of the city of Mumbai is now in a state of relative quiet, though reeling from attacks which started Wednesday evening. The Oberoi hotel has been retaken, some hostages were freed but at least 24 died. An attempt to retake a Jewish center earlier today likewise...
At Least 160 Killed as Mumbai Battle Continues
Updated 11/28 1:15 PM EST Terrorist attacks across the Indian city of Mumbai continue into their third day, with 160 people now confirmed dead, at least several hundred wounded, and Indian commandos still struggling to free hostages in multiple locations across the...
ElBaradei: Lack of Satellite Photos on Syria Site ‘Baffling’
Diplomats have focused on Syria's unwillingness to grant additional visits as stalling an International Atomic Energy Agency investigation into a bombed site which the US claims was a nearly-finished nuclear reactor, but IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei finds the more...
US Ambassador: ‘Plausible’ that Iran Might Try to Make Nuclear Weapons
There is no shortage of US officials making broad statements accusing the Iranian government of attempting to develop a nuclear weapon, but after last week's International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran yielded no interesting allegations to latch onto, US...
Sources: Much of India’s Afghan Aid Funneled to Anti-Pakistan Activities
Lest we think that all the allegations flying across the India-Pakistan border in the past few days are headed in one direction, Pakistan's Daily Times is reporting tonight on evidence which according to unnamed sources was gathered by Pakistani intelligence agencies,...
Plenty of Suspects, Little Evidence in Mumbai Attacks
A myriad of coordinated attacks across India's financial capital of Mumbai continues this evening, and though a group calling itself the Deccan Mujahedeen (Deccan is a plateau that makes up most of southern India) has claimed credit for the attack, there is no...