US: World Obviously Won’t Accept Iran’s Civilian Enrichment of Uranium | Talks end with a promise for another round in June
US: World Obviously Won’t Accept Iran’s Civilian Enrichment of Uranium
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Turkey Accuses Syria of Aiding Kurdish Rebels in Tit for Tat Policy
Syria is aiding Kurdish rebels who are fighting Turkish forces by allowing them to establish bases in Syrian territory, a Turkish minister said Wednesday, in an apparent tit for tat response to Turkish conduct to do the same. Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said...
US Prepares to Vet Syrian Rebels for Indirect Shipments of Arms
The Obama administration is preparing a plan that would attempt to vet rebel militias in Syria to determine whether they would be suitable recipients of munitions coming through Gulf Arab states with U.S. help, according to officials. The officials, who remained...
UN Report: Both State Forces and Rebel Militias Are Committing Atrocities
A United Nations investigation said both Syrian government forces and rebel militias trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad committed serious human rights abuses, as fighting in the country continues despite an attempted ceasefire. The investigation, which relied...
US Hacks Yemeni Web Sites in Propaganda Campaign
The State Department recently carried out a counter-propaganda campaign on Web sites being used by al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, challenging the anti-American narratives with others about civilians killed in terrorist strikes, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...
US-Pakistan Tensions Rise as Drone Strikes Pound Tribal Areas
US-Pakistan Tensions Rise as Drone Strikes Pound Tribal Areas | US kills 10 in latest North Waziristan attack
Western Leaders Reject Iranian Proposal for Wider Access for UN Inspectors
Western leaders on Thursday rejected proposals by Iranian nuclear negotiators to alleviate concerns about Iran's nuclear program, while Iran rejected an incentive package from the six world powers. Iran and the P5+1 - the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and...
Tensions Rise as US Drone Strike Kills 10 in Northwest Pakistan
Tensions Rise as US Drone Strike Kills 10 in Northwest Pakistan | Killings further complicate deal for border
Iran, UN Trade Offers as Nuclear Summit Extended
Iran, UN Trade Offers as Nuclear Summit Extended | Progress, but no signs of breakthrough
US General Predicts ‘Significant Firepower’ in Afghanistan for 2013-14
The United States will employ "significant firepower" in Afghanistan in 2013-14, according to the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces there, but further U.S. troop reductions won't take place until after this fall at the latest. "We're going to need combat power. I...
