Two high-profile defections from the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad have reignited US calls for Assad to step down, as Russia continues to block international efforts that leave open the possibility of military intervention. Nawaf Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq,...
Al-Qaeda Bombs Yemen Police Academy, Killing 22 | Investigator fired for ‘careless’ investigation of killings
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has discussed the possibility of forming a transitional government as proposed by an international summit in Geneva last month, UN envoy Kofi Annan said on Wednesday. Annan said that Assad told him last week that he would consider a...
Egypt’s Mursi Backs Off Parliament Restoration | Urges talks but will ‘respect’ decision to oust parliament again
Libya Vote: Pro-NATO Bloc Could Win Plurality But Lose Election | Islamists see path to coalition government
Iran Warns Media Not to Cover Impact of Sanctions | Insists reports must reflect ‘regime interests’
Report: Settler Attacks Against Palestinians Rising | Attacks rising every year as settlements expand
Russia has dispatched eleven warships to the eastern Mediterranean, some of which will dock in Syria, in Moscow's latest attempt to display Russian power in the region and ward off a Western intervention in Syria. About half of the ships are capable of carrying...
Detainees inside the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay were forcibly injected with powerful "mind altering drugs" and then interrogated, according to a declassified report obtained by Truthout through a Freedom of Information Act Request. Some of the drugs, which...
White House Outraged at UN Call to Include Iran in Syria Talks | Iran would ruin demands for Assad’s ouster
