North Korea claimed on Tuesday it has rockets that can hit the US mainland, in a statement issued just two days after the US pledged to help South Korea extend the range of its ballistic missiles. Many hawks in Washington suspect that the isolated, authoritarian...
Syrian Rebels Threaten Attacks in Lebanese Capital | To take battle to Beirut’s southern suburbs
Syrian Rebels Seize Key Town on Aleppo-Damascus Highway | Move cuts Aleppo off from reinforcements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for early elections instead of waiting for the scheduled ones in October 2013, raising new questions about his stranglehold on Israeli policy on Iran, and beyond. Netanyahu and his Likud Party, according to the...
A top UN envoy, responding to recent dire predictions for Afghanistan's future, argued that the war-torn country is expected to improve and will continue to receive lots of support from the international community. "The international community is ready to do...
Netanyahu Calls Early Elections, Citing Budget Woes | Vote ‘as soon as possible’
NATO says it is ready to defend alliance member Turkey amid continued cross-border attacks with its neighbor Syria, but Western powers continue to urge calm and avoid escalation. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday that Turkey can rely on...
Three Civilians Killed as Libyan Pro-Govt. Forces Attack Town | Misrata militia attacks Bani Walid over ultimatum
Turkey’s President Warns of ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ as Shelling Continues | Stray Syrian shell sparks more Turkish retaliation
Iran Uses Uranium for Medical Research | Israel and the IAEA say Iran’s nuclear program is being used peacefully
