Palestine has submitted letters to the United Nations urging the Security Council to condemn Israel's illegal settlement activity in the West Bank, ahead of a meeting of the Quartet in Washington on Wednesday. "The letters called on the international community, and...
Surprise Hints at Compromise in Iran Nuclear Talks | China pushes for ‘flexibility’ on all sides
The government Iran has enough revenue to withstand a total embargo on its oil exports for two to three years, according to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a speech just days before a resumption of negotiations with world powers on Tehran's nuclear program. "We must...
Iran Claims Israeli-Backed Militant Plot Foiled | Israel insists reports ‘unfounded’
Syria Deadline: Partial Withdrawal, But Fighting Continues | Annan spurns Western calls to abandon ceasefire
Washington has relinquished control and final say over special operations night raids in Afghanistan to the Kabul government, but U.S. officials are quietly planning to ignore the agreement's binding clauses. In order to agree on a security arrangement governing U.S....
After months of advocating direct military intervention against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) have made a surprise trip to the Turkish-Syrian border to meet with leaders of the Free Syrian Army and visit...
Suicide Bombings Kill 19 Across Afghanistan | Afghan general predicts increased violence in spring
Officials: Boko Haram in Northern Mali City of Gao | Nigerian militants blamed for attack on Algerian consulate
British Govt. ‘Approved’ Rendition of Top Libyan Military Figure | Belhaj suing Britain over rendition and torture
