Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that the Justice Department has closed an investigation into the deaths of two detainees held, interrogated, and allegedly tortured by the CIA, sealing the Obama administration's legacy of impunity for Bush-era torture...
Turkey Pushes for ‘Safe Zone’ Inside Syria
Turkey Pushes for ‘Safe Zone’ Inside Syria | Move expected to be blocked as France, Britain push for ‘no-fly zone’
Mursi Lashes Syria, Sparks Walkout at NAM Summit
Mursi Lashes Syria, Sparks Walkout at NAM Summit | Egyptian President praises ‘revolution’
Report: Pakistan Army to Invade North Waziristan Next Week
Report: Pakistan Army to Invade North Waziristan Next Week | ‘Gradual escalation’ planned for US-demanded offensive
UN Rights Investigator Blasts Israel Over Corrie Ruling
UN Rights Investigator Blasts Israel Over Corrie Ruling | ‘Defeat for justice and acountability’
Dempsey: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Complicit’ in Israeli Strike on Iran
The United States will not be 'complicit' in an Israeli military strike on Iran, America's top military general warned on Thursday, adding that such an attack would not only fail to destroy Iran's nuclear program, but could prompt Iran to reconstitute its weapons...
Backlash Against NATO-Backed Govt: Islamists Attack Schools, Mosques in Libya
Backlash Against NATO-Backed Govt: Islamists Attack Schools, Mosques in Libya | Is this the next Libyan Civil War?
Dempsey Backs Away from Obama’s Threat to Intervene in Syria
The top general of America's military on Thursday backed away from President Obama's threats to intervene militarily in Syria against the Assad regime, warning that the worst-case scenario would be some kind of failed state in the embattled country. Chairman of the...
IAEA Warns of Increased Iranian Enrichment, But Weapons Program Still Non-Existent
A United Nations nuclear watchdog has issued new warnings that Iran may be preparing for "a possible major expansion of uranium enrichment in a fortified underground facility," according to Reuters. The report is being touted in the media as some fast dash by the...
Five Australian Troops Killed by Afghan Trainees
Five Australian soldiers have been killed by Afghan trainees in two separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday, in the latest of such "insider attacks" leaving a bad taste in the mouth of US officials seeking to finish out a lost war for another two years. The...