Israel and its allies can destroy all of Iran's nuclear facilities, said Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon at a conference on Thursday. Some commentators have claimed that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities could not possibly...
The U.S. government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are prohibited from flying to or within the country has more than doubled in the past year. The no-fly list went from about 10,000 names one year ago to about 21,000, according to government figures, about...
"The world and the region must continue to isolate Iran," Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said on Wednesday. "It is correct to continue economic pressure and sanctions," Grantz continued, "from which we are starting to see signs of...
Senators Levin, McCain: Egypt Junta’s US Aid ‘In Jeopardy’ | Lobbyists dump junta fearing backlash
Pakistan dismissed renewed accusations that elements of the Pakistani government are aiding the insurgency in Afghanistan, claims made in a leaked "highly classified" U.S. military report on the war. "It seems to be a report that is detached from reality," said...
Russia Reiterates: UN Syria Resolution Will Be Vetoed | Rules out abstaining unless military option explicitly removed
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters Wednesday that the U.S. would end its combat role in Afghanistan by next year and switch primarily to a support and training role, reiterating the administration's longstanding timetable. While the media is treating the...
ACLU Sues for Records on Assassination of US Citizens | Repeated public comments negate ‘secrecy’ claims
British Terror Plot: Four ‘Islamists’ Planned to Try to Blow Up a Toilet | Captures touted as ‘triumph of electronic surveillance’
Rival militias in Libya fought an extended gun battle in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, in yet another sign of how unstable the NATO mission that removed former leader Muammar Gadhafi has left the country. Both heavy and light weapons were heard from the battle as...
