The US has begun negotiations with the Kabul government over the extension of troop presence past 2014, despite repeated claims by the Obama administration that the war in Afghanistan will come to an end that year. Vice President Joe Biden, during last week's debate...
Afghan Army’s High Turnover Clouds US Exit Plan | One third of troops desert annually
US Shifts Aid to Create Libyan Commando Force | Special forces to deploy to conduct training missions
Syrian Army Denies Claims of Cluster-Bomb Use | Insists it never had such cluster bombs in the first place
Israeli PM: We Can Deal With Iran ‘Threat’ | Insists Israel has ‘capabilities to act against Iran’
Israel to Vote January 22, Likud Seen as Lock to Win | Polls show overwhelming lead for Netanyahu’s party
EU Announces New Syria Sanctions | Imposes travel bans, asset freezes on several new Syrians
120 Escape in Major Libyan Prison Break | Libya downplays situation after same prison saw a mutiny in August
Report: Egypt Brokers Another Gaza Ceasefire | Israel, Islamic Jihad deny the claim
Around 80 percent of respondents in a survey of both Israelis and Palestinians say that an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would ignite a major regional war. The poll was a joint effort of the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of...
