Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani once again warned NATO that the unilateral air strikes into Pakistani territory were "counter-productive" today as the United States launched two drone strikes, in North and South Waziristan Agency, respectively, killing a...
The New York Times is reporting that the Bush Administration held a secret meeting two weeks ago to brief advisers from the campaigns of both Republican Presidential nominee John McCain and his Democratic Party counterpart Barack Obama on the ever-deteriorating...
Updated 10/31 7:40 PM EST US drones launched two separate attacks in the North and South Waziristan Agencies of Pakistan today, killing 32 people. The primary target in North Waziristan appears to be a "mid level al-Qaeda leader" known as Abu Akash al-Iraqi. One...
Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani, visiting Washington DC as part of a delegation aiming to rescue the faltering Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Iraq, has dropped something of a bombshell as the Washington Times...
Massoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, said yesterday that he believes it is "doubtful" that the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Iraq will be approved by Iraq's cabinet and parliament by the end of...
Updated 10/31 12:00 PM EST At least 11 and possibly as many as 18 bombs were detonated in rapid succession in and around Guwahati, in the Indian state of Assam, killing at least 77 people and wounding at least 470 others. The bombs were largely hidden on motorcycles...
As promised earlier this week by Pakistani Senate leader Raza Rabbani, the Pakistani government has summoned US Ambassador Anne Patterson today to lodge a "strong protest" against the continued US drone strikes inside Pakistani territory. The government statement...
Tensions continue to rise in the wake of Sunday's US strike inside Syria, who today demanded a formal apology from the US and compensation. Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mekdad also called for a "pledge not to repeat" the attack, which he described as...
The Bush Administration has received and is reviewing the latest proposed amendments to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for Iraq. Though the exact terms of the amendments have no yet been released, one of the revisions is an explicit ban on US forces using Iraqi...
A ship chartered by The Free Gaza Movement has arrived in the Gaza Strip today, carrying 27 activists (including five doctors) and humanitarian supplies for the blockaded strip. It is the second voyage by the group to the strip, which is protesting the Israeli...
