After a visit from a delegation of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, five Taliban detainees held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay military prison have agreed to be transferred to Qatar, a possible first step toward peace talks with the Taliban. The aim is to transfer the five...
Even as U.S. and Israeli intelligence has concluded with high confidence that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons and has demonstrated no intention to do so, fears continue to linger about Tehran's enrichment program, lending credence to foolhardy calls for war. In...
Top U.S. officials are acknowledging that the violent anti-government revolt in Syria may not represent a majority of the Syrian people and that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad may survive the rebellion. The admission is significant because U.S. officials have...
U.S. drone strikes killed at least 25 people allegedly linked to al Qaeda, while a Yemeni air force raid killed 20 more in the south, in the biggest airstrikes since Yemen's new ruler took over. The death toll in the air force raid was disputed by a spokesman for the...
The U.S. is planning to restart programs for military aid and training to Yemen, reviving its support for dictatorship after a protest movement drove out the former client, President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Yemenis voted on last month in a referendum on a U.S.-backed...
Report: Afghan Delegation Visits Gitmo on Possible Detainee Transfers | Prisoners would be sent to Qatar in ‘confidence building’ measure
Sen. Levin Pushes Naval Blockade of Iran | Says world should line up ‘alternative oil supplies’ first
Libya PM ‘Not Aware’ of Efforts to Arm Syrian Rebels | Says he ‘doubts’ such a program exists
West Demands Iran Open Up Military Site to Nuclear Inspectors | Iranian media says visit likely, but envoy says demand ridiculous
Officials Accuse Karzai of ‘Endangering Troops’ by Opposing Night Raids | US: Karzai ‘not making any compromises’
