Kofi Annan is stepping down as UN-Arab League envoy for the Syria conflict at the end of the month, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said in a statement, as talks began to find a successor. "Kofi Annan deserves our profound admiration for the selfless way in which he...
Earlier this year, President Obama signed a secret order authorizing US support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to US officials. Obama's order, known as an intelligence "finding," gives broad authority to the CIA and other...
US Okays Non-Profit for Arming Syrian Rebels | Group to throw money, arms at Free Syrian Army
A US-based human rights group has accused the regime in Bahrain of indiscriminately using tear gas as a weapon against protesters, resulting in severe injuries and even killing of civilians. Physicians for Human Rights published a report on Wednesday...
UN Still Angling for Syria ‘Safe Zone’ | Is it for civilians, or rebels?
Obama Administration Tells Military Contractors to Not Warn of Layoffs | WARN Act warnings to be avoided, Labor Dept hopes
Panetta Threatens Iran Attack During Israel Visit | Military action ‘an option’ Panetta reiterates
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said US threats of military options against Iran are not enough, suggesting the Obama administration ought to prepare for war against Iran's imaginary nuclear weapons program. "Right now the Iranian regime...
Putin Urges NATO to Stay in Afghanistan | Occupation in Russia’s ‘national interest’
13 Years Later: NATO Cluster Bomb Kills Two More Serbian Soldiers | Banned munitions continue to exact toll
