US Presses Iraqi Kurdish Leader to ‘Re-Engage’ With Central Govt | Biden adviser insists it is supporting Iraqi unity
US Presses Iraqi Kurdish Leader to ‘Re-Engage’ With Central Govt
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Yemen Interior Ministry: More Than 100 ‘Al-Qaeda’ Killed in Offensive
Yemen Interior Ministry: More Than 100 ‘Al-Qaeda’ Killed in Offensive | Insists fighters trying to regroup near the sea
Pakistan: ‘Deal’ on US Drone Strikes Still Far Off
Pakistan: ‘Deal’ on US Drone Strikes Still Far Off | Discussions on reopening border to have ‘basic framework’
Pakistan PM: US Bounty on Charity Head a ‘Negative Message’
Pakistan PM: US Bounty on Charity Head a ‘Negative Message’ | FM reiterates US needs to provide actual evidence
Mali’s Tuaregs Announce Ceasefire, Threaten to Partition the Country
Mali's Tuareg insurgents stepped up fighting after the military coup last month and now have declared independence in the remote north for which they've fought for decades. They have thus announced a ceasefire after effectively partitioning the country in two. Whether...
Kurdish Bloc Withdraws From Syrian Rebel Council
Kurdish Bloc Withdraws From Syrian Rebel Council | Leader accuses Turkey of removing Kurdish demands from council mandate
Fighting Continues as Syrian Tanks Slowly Leave Cities Ahead of Deadline
Fighting Continues as Syrian Tanks Slowly Leave Cities Ahead of Deadline | Regime forces rely on helicopters to attack northern rebel sites
Libya Gov’t Battles ICC Over Prosecution of Gadhafi’s Son
The authorities in Libya have rejected a request from the International Criminal Court to hand over Seif al-Islam, son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, insisting he be tried in Libya. The ICC has of course condemned this, arguing Seif has a "right to effective...
In Bid for Iraqi Crude, Oil Corporations Play Politics
Major oil companies like Exxon Mobil and Shell are playing politics in Iraq, juggling the autonomous Kurdish north with the central government in Baghdad in fuzzy legal limbo in an attempt to capitalize on their contracts made possible by Washington's war of...
CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou Formally Indicted
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou has been formally indicted for leaking classified information to reporters, in the latest development of the Obama administration's war on whistleblowers. Kiriakou, who served as an intelligence officer from 1990 until 2004 and was...
