Afghan Taliban Claim Attack on Governor’s Compound

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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