Turkey Warns Syria It May ‘Respond With Greater Force’ A week of cross-border skirmishes is making Turkey seem eager for a fight, but NATO still urges calm
North Korea Claims Its Missiles Can Reach US Mainland The supposed threat from North Korea is very inflated, ignoring its fundamental weaknesses
Netanyahu Calls for Early Elections, Maneuvering US on Iran, Palestine Bibi is timing elections tactically with the US presidential elections in mind, looking for a freer hand on Iran, Palestine.
UN Envoy: International Community Expects Afghanistan Not to Collapse UN envoy to Afghanistan John Kubis denied recent predictions that the country will collapse
NATO Chief Says Ready to ‘Defend’ Turkey Amid Border Skirmishes With Syria Secretary General Rasmussen urged calm to avoid an outbreak of war
Iran Diverts Much of its Uranium for Peaceful Medical Research, Israeli Intel Says Both Israeli intelligence and the latest IAEA report say Iran is using its 20 percent enriched uranium for medical isotopes
US Plans to Restart Iran Talks After November Elections Renewing talks would be progress, but would need to include substantive proposals from P5+1, which were not seen in the last round
US-Backed Nigerian Military Kills 30 Civilians Nigerian forces killed 30 people with heavy machine guns and set fire to up to 50 homes and businesses in the area
Afghan Government ‘Could Collapse’ After 2014, Report Finds A new report says that the weak Afghan government could implode and that Karzai is not expected to give up power
Romney Offers Vague Rhetoric in ‘Major’ Foreign Policy Speech Romney tried desperately - but failed - to differentiate himself from Obama on policy towards the Middle East