A UN investigator has called on the Obama administration to explain under what legal framework its drone war is justified and suggested that "war crimes" may have already been committed. Christof Heyns, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary...
A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives which would prohibit any kind of intervention in Syria, amid widespread calls for military intervention and additional reports of the Obama administration secretly aiding the Syrian rebel fighters. Rep. Ron...
The CIA has officers secretly operating in southern Turkey, helping allies to funnel arms to Syrian opposition fighters across the border into Syria to aid in the fight against the regime of President Bashar al Assad. "The weapons, including automatic rifles,...
Despite Nigeria’s Opposition, US to Name Boko Haram ‘International Terrorists’ | Justice Dept letter seen tipping the balance
Egypt Junta Won’t Announce Election Results; Both Sides Claiming Victory and Fraud | Protests in Tahrir Square condemn junta
Red Cross Hopes to Evacuate Civilians Trapped in Syria Fighting | Both sides agree to ‘truce’ but keep firing anyway
Pakistan’s New PM Faces Legal Troubles of His Own | Supreme Court had already ordered new PM’s arrest
US Likely to Let Military’s Quran Burners Off the Hook | Personnel might receive ‘written reprimand’
Officials: Britain Mulled Capturing Russian Ship Over Syria Helicopters | Ship carried repaired helicopters, air defense missiles
Israel Demands More Iran Sanctions, Says ‘All Options’ Open | End to Moscow talks means new Israeli threats
