Turkey Scrambles Warplanes, Says Syrian Copters ‘Close’ to Border | Cross-border tensions remain high as Turkey continues to add to defenses
Turkey Scrambles Warplanes, Says Syrian Copters ‘Close’ to Border
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Afghan Policeman Kills Three NATO Soldiers
Afghan Policeman Kills Three NATO Soldiers | 18 such shootings have killed 26 NATO soldiers this year
US Drone Strikes Kill Eight in North Waziristan
US Drone Strikes Kill Eight in North Waziristan | Slain were unidentified ‘suspects’
Syria’s Opposition Activists May Reject New Anna Plan
Syria's opposition expressed plans to completely reject the plan for a democratic political transition decided upon by world powers in a meeting called by UN envoy Kofi Annan on Saturday. Many activists and militiamen in the opposition don't accept the so-called...
Surge in Violence, State Corruption Plague Iraq
Only six months after the US military withdrew from Iraq, the country is plagued by violence and extreme corruption that threatens to weaken the state and strengthen violent insurgent groups. About 234 people were killed in Iraq in the month of June, the second...
Mexico’s New President Unlikely to Deviate from US’s Drug War
The presumptive winner of Mexico's presidential election on Sunday, Enrique Peña Nieto, is not likely to make any substantive change away from the US-dominated, militaristic approach to the drug war, as many hoped. Central America has become the most dangerous place...
Iran Calls for Emergency OPEC Meeting in Response to Dip in Oil Prices
Iran’s oil minister on Saturday called for an emergency OPEC meeting in response to oil prices falling below $100 per barrel, saying the current market value of oil has become "illogical." The oil minister, Rostam Ghasemi, said that at a recent meeting of the...
Annan, World Powers Agree on Political Transition for Syria
World powers agreed on a plan for a political transition in Syria in a meeting in Geneva on Saturday called by UN envoy Kofi Annan. A unity government will be formed according to a democratic process and can include members of the present regime as well as opposition....
Egypt Interior Ministry: Libyan Weapons Smugglers Stopped, Arms Seized En Route to Gaza
Egypt Interior Ministry: Libyan Weapons Smugglers Stopped, Arms Seized En Route to Gaza | Shipment included 138 rockets
Obama Mulls Transferring Gitmo Detainees to Afghanistan
Obama Mulls Transferring Gitmo Detainees to Afghanistan | Move aimed at restarting negotiations with Taliban
