India successfully tested a powerful new missile that can carry nuclear weapons far enough to hit Beijing without any condemnation from the international community, even as observers were hysterical over North Korea's failed missile launch and Iran's nonexistent...
Yemen: 19 Killed in New Zinjibar Offensive
Yemen: 19 Killed in New Zinjibar Offensive | Attack aimed at capturing ‘neighborhood’ in Abyan capital
NATO: Russia, China Should Help Pay for Afghanistan After 2014
NATO: Russia, China Should Help Pay for Afghanistan After 2014 | Russian FM: NATO should just stay past 2014
Report: Deal With Iran Imminent as Players Act Out ‘Script’ for Public Consumption
A deal with Iran over its nuclear program has been all but finalized for weeks and the ongoing diplomatic exchange between the major players is part of an elaborate "choreography," according to some inside accounts. Writing in the Washington Post, David Ignatius...
US Pushing ‘Libya Model’ for Upcoming Syria War
US Pushing ‘Libya Model’ for Upcoming Syria War | Clinton demands more sanctions on Syria during ceasefire
UN, Syria Agree to Expand Monitor Mission
UN, Syria Agree to Expand Monitor Mission | Deal authorizes hundreds of observers
White House Curtails Congress’s Authority on Arms Sales
The Obama administration has blunted Congress's authority over proposed arms sales to other countries in an effort to cut legislators out of an increasingly prominent aspect of U.S. foreign policy. Overseas arms sales account for a growing percentage, in some cases up...
Karzai Demands ‘Accelerated’ Withdrawal After LA Times Photos
In response to newly published photos of U.S. troops happily manipulating the remains of dead Afghans, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that an accelerated withdrawal of Western troops must take place in order to avoid such "inhumane and provocative" acts. In a...
Over 20 Bombs Kill 36 Across Iraq
More than 20 bombs exploded across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150, raising fears of a return to all-out sectarian violence in a country with an unstable government headed by a newfangled dictator. In Baghdad, three car bombs,...
Pakistan Interior Minister Slams Opposition Call to Withdraw From Siachen
Pakistan Interior Minister Slams Opposition Call to Withdraw From Siachen | Insists useless frozen wasteland ‘sacred’ to government