Israeli settlers have built two new unauthorized outposts in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli activist group Peace Now. About eight "prefabricated" homes were built near the settlement of Tzofim and another five outside the settlement of Talmon. The...
Israeli Attack on Iran Could Inconvenience US Attack on Iran, Military Warns
Israeli Attack on Iran Could Inconvenience US Attack on Iran, Military Warns | Strike will only make Iran angrier
Clinton: US Will Never Allow Kosovo Border Change
Clinton: US Will Never Allow Kosovo Border Change | Demands Serbia accept border exactly as drawn
Report: Corruption in Iraq At All-Time High
Corruption in Iraq is at an all-time high, according to a recent US government report, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is demonstrating increasingly authoritarian behavior, even as US support continues to flow to Baghdad. The report, released Tuesday by the Office...
Fighting in Refugee Camp as Syria’s War Resumes
Fighting in Refugee Camp as Syria’s War Resumes | Regime aims to retake key city of Maarat al-Numaan
Mixed Messages a Literal Problem as Israeli FM Talks Gaza
Mixed Messages a Literal Problem as Israeli FM Talks Gaza | English statement blasts Qatari Emir’s visit, Arabic version cheers it
Ex-Envoy Accuses US of Agitating China-Japan Tensions
A veteran Chinese diplomat warned on Tuesday that the United States is using Japan as a strategic tool in its military surge in Asia-Pacific aimed at containing China it is heightening tensions between China and Japan. "The retired diplomat, Chen Jian, who served as...
Inspector General: Large-Scale Money Laundering Continues in Iraq
Inspector General: Large-Scale Money Laundering Continues in Iraq | $800 million in US currency illegally sent out of Iraq weekly
Syrian Rebels Confirm Killing Air Force General
Syrian Rebels Confirm Killing Air Force General | General shot near home in Northern Damascus
US Intelligence Budgets Totaled $75 Billion in 2012
The United States spent $75.4 billion on its military and civilian spy agencies in the last fiscal year, according to officially released and incomplete budget records. The US intelligence budget includes the Military Intelligence Program, which cost $21.5 billion in...