Though no formal response has been made from the United States, nor is one expected until sometime after today's election, a well-placed Iraqi member of parliament, Sami al-Askari of the ruling United Iraqi Alliances, says that the government has received "positive...
Americans head to the polls today to decide on a successor to President Bush, and if the multi-hour long lines at polling places across the country early today are any indication, the turnout will be enormous. And while the foreign policy positions of the two major...
Human Rights Watch has determined that Georgian cluster bombs used during the brief August war with Russia landed in at least nine Georgian towns, killing at least three civilians and littering the countryside with thousands of bomblets which could potentially kill...
In a move that has riled up some members of India's opposition parties, Barack Obama linked the tensions in Indian Kashmir with Pakistan's clashes with militants along its border with Afghanistan, and suggested that "we should probably try to facilitate a better...
Iraq's parliament voted with an over two-thirds majority in favor of amending the provincial election law passed last month to give a single guaranteed seat to each key minority group in the provinces of Basra, Nineveh, and Baghdad. A guaranteed representation was...
US General David Petraeus met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and other top officials today in what was described by the general as a "very frank and very forthright" conversation, during which the Pakistani officials asked if the United States would be so...
With an apparent eye on the ever growing possibility that the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Iraq will not be approved of by the end of the year, Iraq's Ministry of Defense reportedly says that they are ready to replace the...
With 150,000-plus US soldiers still in their country over five years after the invasion, the Iraqi public is watching the upcoming US presidential election with great interest. But much like the American public, they appear divided on whether Republican Party nominee...
Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Omar denied today that his organization has any ties with al-Qaeda, and reiterated his call for peace talks, saying the TTP was sincere about peace with the government, and any attempt to resolve the issues by force...
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Parvez Kayani is being rushed to Turkey this evening for a meeting with Turkish government officials hot on the heels of Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani's talks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. The meeting appears to be the...
