The U.S. ambassador to Islamabad said Saturday that the United States believes the Haqqani insurgent network is tied to the Pakistani government, a charge that could further raise tensions between Washington and Islamabad. US officials earlier blamed the Haqqani...
The federal judge in the trial of terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab - the underwear bomber - decided Thursday to allow prosecutors to use incriminating statements made by him before he was informed of his rights. Abdulmutallab was not told his Miranda rights...
After a decade of war in Afghanistan, exhaustive support for a corrupt government, and training and weaponizing security forces with loyalty to themselves and themselves only, many troops are losing confidence in the war effort. Their disillusionment was on display in...
The Palestinians will submit their request for full statehood membership at the United Nations on September 23, according to Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki. The vote will be put to the UN Security Council and subject to US veto. Palestinian President...
Haitian protesters called for the withdrawal of United Nations troops from Haiti on Wednesday, clashing with police and security forces. The protesters demanded UN troops, there since 2004, leave and hurled rocks at Haitian police in riot gear. In response, the...
The FBI is teaching its counterterrorism agents that “main stream” [sic] American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers; that the Prophet Mohammed was a “cult leader”; and that the Islamic practice of giving charity is no more than a “funding mechanism for...
US-supported and equipped Bahraini security forces have fired tear gas at crowds of people in an attempt to disperse protesters chanting anti-government slogans country's oil hub of Sitra on Wednesday night, injuring at least seven more people. Protests and clashes...
The commander of U.S. troops in Africa is requesting more special operations forces to fight terrorism and to help train and weaponize Africa’s own militaries. “I’d like more special operations forces now,” said Army Gen. Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command,...
After over a decade of NATO missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo, the top levels of America's European military alliance are eager to end the Libyan war and to avoid nation-building responsibilities. "We must end this Libyan business quickly," one senior military...
Jordanian protesters demanded the closing of the US Embassy in the capital Amman on Wednesday, citing revelations from cables released by WikiLeaks that suggest covert US plans to turn Jordan into a home for Palestinians. Scores of activists burned American and...
