We thought July was deadly in Afghanistan. But August was already showing its deadly side by mid-month, after the Taliban shot down a US helicopter and bombings, shootings, and drone strikes killed dozens. Two weeks later, this last month has been proved the deadliest...
Misrata Rebels Protest Against New Regime
Misrata Rebels Protest Against New Regime | Benghazi-based council appoints Gadhafi ally as security chief
10 Yemeni Soldiers, 26 Militants Killed in Abyan Clashes
10 Yemeni Soldiers, 26 Militants Killed in Abyan Clashes | Virtually constant clashes reported in and around Zinjibar
Leaked: UN’s Plan for Post-Gadhafi Libya
Leaked: UN’s Plan for Post-Gadhafi Libya | NATO ‘mandate’ to continue beyond regime’s call
Turkish Military: 160 Killed, 100 Others Wounded in Iraq Strikes
Turkish Military: 160 Killed, 100 Others Wounded in Iraq Strikes | Statement insists attacks will continue
US Admits Afghan Govt Sabotaged Taliban Talks
US Admits Afghan Govt Sabotaged Taliban Talks | Taliban negotiator in hiding after leaks
MI5 Told Tony Blair Iraq Was No Threat
MI5 Told Tony Blair Iraq Was No Threat | Blair was warned invading Iraq would make UK less safe
Mexico Investigates Casinos, as Gang Members Confess to Firebombing
Hundreds of Mexican soldiers and federal agents have raided casinos in the city of Monterrey, days after an arson attack on a gambling house killed 52 people in a country in which massacres and beheadings at the hands of drugs gangs are all too common. Five suspected...
Syrian Opposition Groups Announce ‘Transitional Council’
Syrian Opposition Groups Announce ‘Transitional Council’ | More than half of council are exiles
Libyan Rebels’ Illicit Arms Trade May Have Reached Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza have acquired anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets from Libyan rebels during its six-month civil war, enlarging but not significantly improving their arsenal, Israeli officials said on Monday. Confirming the fears of many US and international...