Romney Vows ‘Crippling Sanctions’ on Iran | Faults Obama for not imposing more sanctions sooner
Romney Vows ‘Crippling Sanctions’ on Iran
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Pakistan Declares Bajaur Victory, Over 100 Killed in Latest Offensive
Pakistan Declares Bajaur Victory, Over 100 Killed in Latest Offensive | Bulk of militant forces pushed back into Afghanistan
Mali Troops Kill 16 Muslim Preachers En Route to Conference
Mali Troops Kill 16 Muslim Preachers En Route to Conference | Military promises probe, says preachers ‘didn’t stop’ at checkpoint
Iraq Sentences Exiled Vice President to Death in Absentia
Iraq Sentences Exiled VP to Death in Absentia | VP Hashemi vows to respond to order for his execution soon
Clinton Says US May Lift Cold War-Era Sanctions on Russia
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that the United States would soon lift Cold War-era trade sanctions on Russia, in an example of how hostile Washington has been more than two decades later, although it was unclear whether the move has support in...
Ahead of UN Speech, Iran to Signal Willingness to Negotiate
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is preparing for a speech later this month at the United Nations General Assembly, and by all accounts Iran will aim to signal its openness to continued talks, which have stalled due to US intransigence. Iran's relative weakness...
Abbas Announces Another UN Bid for Palestinian Statehood
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday announced his intention to again make a bid at the United Nations to upgrade the status of Palestine to "a state under occupation." "When we go to the UN, we will say we are a state under occupation,"...
Egypt’s Offensive in Sinai Coordinated With Israel, Not Violating Treaty
Egypt said Saturday that its military offensive in the Sinai Peninsula is coordinated with Israel and doesn't violate the two nations' peace treaty. Early last month the Egyptian government cracked down with heavy military reinforcements in the Sinai following a...
Jihadists Striving for Autocratic Theocracy Make Up Syrian Rebels
Foreign Islamic extremists "intent on turning Syria into an autocratic theocracy have swollen the ranks of rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad and think they are waging a 'holy war,'" Reuters reports a surgeon treating rebel fighters in Aleppo as...
As Syrian Civil War Grows, Religious Minorities Form Militias
As Syrian Civil War Grows, Religious Minorities Form Militias
