The U.S. intelligence community can now store information innocent Americans for up to five years under new Obama administration rules, expanding previous authority to hold details on individuals with no ties to terrorism. The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)...
Allawi Reiterates Warnings of Iraq’s ‘Emerging Dictatorship’ | Accuses Iran of meddling in internal affairs
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, has had his impartiality and reputation questioned in recent months as his agency's findings on Iran's nuclear program have spurred intense bellicosity from the U.S. and Israel. Former IAEA...
Iraq Dismisses Torture Evidence in Slain Bodyguard of VP | Insist he ‘died of kidney failure’
Naval Shelling Kills 29 Militants in Yemen’s Abyan Province | Barrage targets capital of Zinjibar
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Thursday said he believes American troop withdrawals should stop in 2013, keeping at least 68,000 by 2014 in contradiction of Obama administration plans to have combat troops out by that year. Marine Gen. John R. Allen said in...
In negotiating a strategic partnership deal with a U.S. vulnerable from its failing mission in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that his government is "taking a magnifying glass" to every detail of the talks. Mr. Karzai reiterated his pledge that...
Bales Charged With 17 Counts of Murder Over Massacre | Bales lawyer: War is on trial
Israel and the U.S. disagree on how soon a military attack on Iran would be necessary, Israel's defense minister said Thursday, even after admitting Iran currently has no nuclear weapons program. Ehud Barak claimed Iran is trying to make its civilian nuclear...
Clashes Continue in Syria Despite Calls for Ceasefire | Opposition claims 62 killed nationwide
