The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that arms supplies to both the Syrian government and the rebel militias were deepening the conflict and hindering the efficacy of the new plan for a unity government. UN official Navi Pillay condemned the...
Philippines Mulls Seeking US Drones for South China Sea
Philippines Mulls Seeking US Drones for South China Sea | US drones would surveil disputed waters
Gingrich Gives Speech to Iranian Terrorist Group MEK
At a rally in Paris last Sunday, former Republican presidential candidate and House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke on behalf of the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian opposition group considered a terrorist organization by the US State Department. "This is a massive,...
Army ‘Investigating’ Bradley Manning Support Network
Army ‘Investigating’ Bradley Manning Support Network | Admits to ‘active investigation’
Israel Attacks Southern Lebanon, Destroys Discovered Surveillance Device
Israel Attacks Southern Lebanon, Destroys Discovered Surveillance Device | Reports: Device attached to Hezbollah communication wires
ExxonMobil Announces Bid for Afghan Oilfields
ExxonMobil has filed an application with the Afghan government to bid on a group of Afghanistan oilfields containing an estimated 1 billion barrels of oil and gas. The official "expression of interest, said Alan Jeffers, a spokesman for Exxon, "is part of our ongoing...
Grim Anniversary: Iran Mourns 1988 US Attack on Flight 655
Grim Anniversary: Iran Mourns 1988 US Attack on Flight 655 | US killed 290 civilians in attack on passenger jet
Iran Braces for Economic Hardship as EU Sanctions Begin
Iran Braces for Economic Hardship as EU Sanctions Begin | Inflation-torn Iran will hurt, but will sanctions also harm Western economies?
Afghanistan’s Pentagon: US Spending $92 Million on Massive Building
Afghanistan’s Pentagon: US Spending $92 Million on Massive Building | US spurns Afghan calls for changes in building design
Experts: Annan’s New Syria Plan Unlikely to End War
Experts: Annan’s New Syria Plan Unlikely to End War | Clinton: No guarantee plan will succeed