U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel will take military action against Iran despite U.S. objections and are beefing up U.S. facilities in the region in case of a regional conflict, according to the Wall Street Journal. President Barack Obama,...
A European Union oil embargo on Iran, pushed stringently by the United States, is likely to be delayed for six months to let economically troubled countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain find alternative supplies, according to an EU official. The harsh sanctions on...
Palestinians in the largest section of the occupied West Bank have been "continuously undermined" by Israel in ways that are "closing the window" on a two-state solution, according to an internal report from the European Union attained by The Independent. The EU...
The resumption of U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan are counterproductive and violate Pakistani sovereignty, Pakistan's foreign office said on Thursday. “Pakistan has a clear position on drone attacks [which have] a disadvantage over tactical benefits,” said the...
Former Bush administration ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said in an interview on Fox News on Thursday that economic sanctions on Iran and assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists are "half-measures" and that bombing Iran is a better option. "Half-measures like...
The Obama administration has announced a new defense strategy for the country based on slightly slimmer armed forces, more drones and special ops, and a renewed focus on Asia-Pacific due to China's supposed military build-up. The problem is that the United States...
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood say they plan to pass legislation granting immunity to the ruling military generals for crimes they have committed since taking power in February. The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party won large majorities in a set of Egypt's...
Just hours after two decapitated bodies were found on Wednesday in an SUV at the entrance of a mall in Mexico city - only the latest in a string of bloody spectacles - the Mexican government released a drug war body count of over 47,500 victims in five years. The...
Iran is outraged at the recent assassination of its nuclear scientists, but lacks the political leverage to do anything about it diplomatically and the military and intelligence capacity to defend itself. Tehran urged the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General...
In the Obama administration's "new-and-improved" covert war on terror, Africa is front and center. From the Atlantic shore across the Sahara to the Red Sea, the U.S. has deployed Marines and is militarily assisting a spate of African tyrannies engaged in warfare....
