A bombing in Somalia by al-Shabab militants targeting foreign troops killed at least 12 people and injured more than 30, mostly civilians. Shortly after Somali government troops arrived in the market area of the central Somali town of Baidoa, a bomb planted in a small...
Iran signaled on Monday it would consider halting its most highly enriched uranium while not abandoning its ability to make nuclear fuel, marking the first sign of compromise for the diplomatic negotiations set to begin this week. Iran’s nuclear chief, Fereidoun...
Recent U.S. military aid and arms sales to Iraq are fueling concern in Israel amid intelligence reports that Baghdad is increasingly allied with Iran and could pose some sort of a threat. Over the next three years, Iraq is set to receive 36 Lockheed Martin F-16...
The law that made it possible to prosecute civilians in military courts could be one step closer to Supreme Court review, after appellate courts have wrestled with the case of the Iraqi-born civilian contractor Alaa “Alex” Ali, who was tried and imprisoned by the U.S....
Yemeni authorities shut down the airport in Sanaa after militants loyal to Yemen's ousted president attacked it with anti-aircraft guns on Saturday, revealing a possible rift within the country's ruling factions. Armed tribesmen and troops in uniform opened fire with...
After a prominent Iranian lawmaker claimed that Tehran has the knowledge and scientific capability to produce nuclear weapons, an Israeli official said it was evidence of a military dimension to their nuclear program. The intelligence communities in the U.S., Europe,...
Egyptian authorities sent hundreds of military forces and considerable reinforcements to the northern Sinai on Saturday, in an apparent attempt to enforce security on the peninsula. Rockets were fired into the Israeli city of Eilat from the Sinai on Thursday, although...
Violence continued in Syria despite a ceasefire agreement, leading to the deaths of over 100 people on all sides, according to unverified accounts of Syrian opposition activists. Amateur video from centers of fighting like Homs and Hama show dead bodies allegedly...
The leader of the military coup that seized control of Mali's government last month signed an accord late Friday agreeing to return the nation to constitutional rule, after intense pressure and the threat of regional war by neighboring countries. The announcement...
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said in a speech Thursday that political impasse in Washington threatens U.S. national security and prevents functioning democracy. “Dysfunction in Washington ... threatens our security and raises questions about the capacity of our...
