Twenty five people are dead and a thirty seven more are wounded after a methodic assault on an Afghan governor's compound. Parwan governor Abdul Basir Salangi was the target of the assault, and while the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, rumors are...
Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September
Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September | US veto stands in way of potential statehood
Egyptians United Against US Interference
The Obama administration's plan to pour $65 million into Egypt this year, supposedly to help organize new political parties, has sparked a powerful backlash from the interim military government, Islamist parties and even some reform-minded activists. Groups taking...
US, Hamas Reach Deal, Gaza Aid to Restart
US, Hamas Reach Deal, Gaza Aid to Restart | Independent auditors to be used for NGOs
‘I’m So Proud. I Shot Down Navy SEALs’ Chinook’
A Taliban fighter has given the first account of how his unit fired two “opportunist” rocket-propelled grenades that brought down a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan, killing 38 elite American and Afghan troops in the deadliest attack of NATO's 10-year campaign. His...
Iraqi VP: US Pullout Would Improve Security
Pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq will improve the security situation there, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi claimed Sunday, days after Iraqi leaders agreed to negotiate a possible post-2011 occupation. Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim and one of two vice presidents whose...
Report: Al-Shabab’s Mogadishu ‘Exit’ Part of Growing Internal Rift
Report: Al-Shabab’s Mogadishu ‘Exit’ Part of Growing Internal Rift | Militant faction’s moderate, hawkish wings increasingly at odds
20 Killed as Fighting Continues in South Yemen
20 Killed as Fighting Continues in South Yemen | Militants attack regime outposts near Zinjibar
Al-Qaeda Blamed as North Yemen Suicide Car Bombing Kills 14
Al-Qaeda Blamed as North Yemen Suicide Car Bombing Kills 14 | Attack targeted Shi’ite tribesmen in al-Jouf Province
Bomb Blast in Pakistani Hotel Kills 15
A bomb blast at a hotel close to Dera Allah Yar in Pakistan killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others on Sunday. The explosion reduced the two-story building to rubble and Pakistani authorities continue a rescue effort for possible survivors buried under...