Updated 9/14 8:00 PM EST Iraq's Parliament announced that it has stripped outspoken Sunni MP Mithal al-Alusi of his legal immunity and also barred him from traveling outside of the country or attending future sessions of parliament today. It also says that it intends...
An early morning attack on a South Waziristan village by US helicopters and ground forces on September 3rd may have been unprecedented, but according to a report by National Public Radio, this was no isolated incident but rather "phase one" of a three stage plan to...
Last week the United States announced sanctions against Iran Shipping Lines and its 18 affiliates, which constitute the bulk of Iran's shipping industry. Though the impact of the sanctions themselves is likely to be minimal as the company does little direct business...
A multiple bomb attack occurred against crowded markets in the Indian capital of New Delhi this evening, killing at least 20 people and injuring at least 90 others. The markets were said to be unusually busy this weekend, owing to the upcoming Hindu festival of...
The Pentagon is sending a team to Georgia to assess the state of its military in the wake of last month's brief war with Russia, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Russia even further. Though the team is only authorized to determine Georgia's military...
Angry protesters took to the streets today as a US airstrike early this morning near Miramshah reinforced anti-US sentiment in Pakistan. The strike, which Pakistan's military confirmed occurred at 5:30 AM this morning, hit a residence and a former government school in...
The sleepy West Bank village of Naalin, with a population of just under 5,000 Palestinians, has seen more than its share of controversies this year. Israel's contentious West Bank barrier will pass through the village, and has already led to the Israeli military...
Pakistan's military has confirmed that at about 5:30 AM this morning a US drone struck a home and a former government school near the North Waziristan town of Miramshah. The strike killed at least 14 people and injured 12 others. Residents said the shuttered school...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, while very supportive of a change in US strategy which would involve increased strikes on militants in Pakistan, a strategy he says he has pushed for years, said today that he opposes a long-term presence of foreign troops within...
In her interview today with ABC News' Charles Gibson, Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin stated in no uncertain terms "we cannot repeat the Cold War". However, in a follow-up question about a possible hot war with Russia, the Alaska Governor's answer was...
