Greece is pleading with its allies in the European Union to ease the forthcoming complete ban on Iranian-imported oil, complicating a U.S.-led international sanctions regime aimed at crippling Iran's economy and political leadership. EU diplomats are confident that...
Hundreds of angry Libyans violently stormed the transitional government's headquarters in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, looting office supplies as the country's interim leader was trapped in the building. Protesters broke through the gates at the National...
Egypt's Islamist political parties secured nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in the country's first full set of elections since ousting former dictator Hosni Mubarak, according to final results released Saturday. A coalition led by the Muslim...
A coordinated attack from the Nigerian Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 170 people in the northern city of Kano on Friday. The attacks targeted police stations, immigration offices and the local headquarters of Nigeria's secret police. President...
Word has spread in among Taliban fighters and Afghan civilians about the video depicting U.S. Marines urinating on dead Afghans, despite the lack of electricity and internet connections in most of the country. Taliban fighters are enraged by the video, which President...
The Pentagon is directing more military aid to Eastern Europe, even as the U.S. has talked about reducing the empire's resources in Europe to focus more on Asia. The U.S. has been relying more on Eastern European NATO allies in its efforts in Afghanistan, and so is...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he was suspending training operations in Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier killed four French soldiers and wounded a dozen more in a shoot out. Sarkozy also said the shooting raises serious doubts about the efficacy...
Iran claimed on Thursday that the most recent assassination of one of their nuclear scientists was committed with information obtained from the United Nations. Iran's deputy U.N. ambassador Eshagh Al Habib said there was a "high suspicion that ... terrorist circles...
Russia has strongly objected to Western belligerence towards its allies Syria and Iran, warning that a military assault on the Iranian regime could cause a "chain reaction" that would destabilize the entire world. Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, vowed to...
Supplying troops in Afghanistan is costing the U.S. six times as much money ever since a political fallout with Pakistan led them to close supply routes through their country. Islamabad closed two key supply routes from Pakistan to Afghanistan after U.S. warplanes...
