Human Rights Watch Warns of Iraq’s ‘Budding Police State’ | Routine torture, intimidation of protesters
Human Rights Watch Warns of Iraq’s ‘Budding Police State’
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US Envoy Confirms Meeting With Haqqani Network
US Envoy Confirms Meeting With Haqqani Network | Urges Taliban to ‘denounce’ terrorism
Officials: French Troops Killed Over US Marines Urine Video
Officials: French Troops Killed Over US Marines Urine Video | Is anti-NATO sentiment worsening?
Karzai Meets for Peace Talks With Hizb-i-Islami
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he personally held peace talks with the insurgent faction Hizb-i-Islami, in a move that both asserted his involvement in his own country's negotiations and reminded important players that there are other insurgent...
Taliban Claim They Recruited Afghan Soldier Who Killed NATO Troops
The Afghan Taliban said on Saturday they had recruited the Afghan soldier who shot dead four French soldiers a day earlier, seeming to confirm fears that insurgent groups have been infiltrating the NATO-trained Afghan army. Afghan soldiers have been using their...
Greece Pushes Back Against Cutting Off Iranian Oil Imports
Greece is pleading with its allies in the European Union to ease the forthcoming complete ban on Iranian-imported oil, complicating a U.S.-led international sanctions regime aimed at crippling Iran's economy and political leadership. EU diplomats are confident that...
Hundreds of Libyans Storm NTC Headquarters
Hundreds of angry Libyans violently stormed the transitional government's headquarters in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, looting office supplies as the country's interim leader was trapped in the building. Protesters broke through the gates at the National...
Egypt’s Islamists Win 75 Percent of Seats in Parliament
Egypt's Islamist political parties secured nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in the country's first full set of elections since ousting former dictator Hosni Mubarak, according to final results released Saturday. A coalition led by the Muslim...
Boko Haram Attack Kills At Least 178 in North Nigeria
A coordinated attack from the Nigerian Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 170 people in the northern city of Kano on Friday. The attacks targeted police stations, immigration offices and the local headquarters of Nigeria's secret police. President...
Britain Revokes PressTV’s License, Forces Iranian Station Off Air in UK
Britain Revokes PressTV’s License, Forces Iranian Station Off Air in UK | PressTV slams censorship, urges Brits to keep watching online
