Israel's interior minister gave final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in Palestinian East Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more in coming days. Adding further damage to the beleaguered "peace process," the settlement authorization prompted senior Palestinian...
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon voiced alarm on Thursday over recent reports of civilians killed in NATO's intervention in Libya and called on all sides to do as much as possible to avoid killing innocent people. The Secretary''s concerned public statement comes...
At least 27 more civilians were killed in Syria as Bashar al Assad continued his attacks throughout the country. The deaths occurred mostly in Hama, where the military siege has surpassed ten days. Mosques and civilian infrastructure were shelled by tanks as citizens...
Top Official Claims CIA Covered Up Efforts to Recruit 9/11 Hijackers
At Least 25 Killed as US Drones Strike North Waziristan | Pakistani officials believe slain were Haqqani Network members
A Mexican "drug queen" acquitted of actual drug charges will not be extradited to the US, a Mexican federal court ruled today. Sandra Ávila Beltrán was cleared in December but held until the justice system could decide whether or not she would be sent to the US over a...
Report: Afghan Govt Leaks Kill Secret US-Taliban Talks | Talks were ‘the real thing,’ officials insist
Texas Congressman Praises Iranian Terrorists as ‘Freedom Fighters’ | Rep. Poe termed cult’s Iraq camp a ‘bastion of freedom’
Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued a decree Wednesday saying that the country’s courts cannot alter fraudulent election results, prompting criticism that he dictates policy instead building upon the rule of law. The Afghan parliament has faced impasse after a...
Growing Tea Party Calls for Military Spending Cuts | Groups urge ‘supercommittee’ to target Defense Department spending
