A car bomb exploded at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, killing nine people, an attack that Syria claims is proof that foreign terrorists are fighting with the opposition. "It seems like a well-planned attack. The explosion hit...
The goals for the U.S. and its NATO allies in Afghanistan have been significantly scaled down, as leaders of the alliance meeting in a Chicago summit this weekend acknowledge the utter failure of the war. The new goals have abandoned lofty notions like democracy and...
President Obama on Saturday claimed Iran’s nuclear program is a “grave concern” for world leaders, and said the U.S. and its allies were prepared to heap yet more sanctions on the country. Iran’s “continuing violation of international rules and norms and inability...
The head of the UN's nuclear agency and top aides will travel to Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, just a few days ahead of a second round of talks between Iran and world powers in Baghdad. The unexpected visit came as Western diplomats...
The House on Friday passed a defense bill that adds $8 billion for the military next year and approves indefinite detention for terror suspects, even if they are American citizens captured on U.S. soil. Before voting on the overall bill, the House rejected an...
In trying to weasel their way out of a failed, unpopular war, the Obama administration has realized it can't continue nation-building in Afghanistan all on its own. So they're asking for help. Part of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan was to build up an independent...
The head of Syria's main opposition council offered to resign Thursday after other disgruntled members threatened to leave the group beset by infighting. Burhan Ghalioun said he was ready to step down just days after he was re-elected to a third, three-month term as...
People in Honduras have burned down government offices and demanded U.S. drug agents leave the area after news got out that American and Honduran forces shot and killed up to six innocent Hondurans. The dead included two pregnant women and two children. The Drug...
A bill in the House of Representatives has just been passed which inches the United States dangerously close to war with Iran just days ahead of a second round of diplomatic talks with Iran about its nuclear program. The vote, passed 401-11, effectively calls for a...
Senate Republicans delayed a vote on Thursday that would have increased the already harsh economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector, arguing for the inclusion of tougher language that threatens military attack. "I feel I've been jerked around," Democratic Leader Harry...
