US Envoy Doesn’t See ‘Long-Term Insurgency’ in Libya | Insists Libyans will be ‘reliable partner against terrorism’
US Envoy Doesn’t See ‘Long-Term Insurgency’ in Libya
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Western Humanitarian Aid Often Leaves Recipient Countries Worse Off
The international response to humanitarian crises is increasingly seen as “intrusive and disempowering” by communities caught up in disasters, according to the World Disasters Report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In some of...
An Uncertain Future: Bahrain Internet Users Face Arrest for Dissenting Posts
An Uncertain Future: Bahrain Internet Users Face Arrest for Dissenting Posts | Facebook users face jail, student protesters can’t return to school
Palestinian Bid at UN Could Mark Shift in Peace Process
US and Israeli-led efforts to stave off the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood at the United Nations has failed. PA President Mahmoud Abbas will give a speech on Friday before the UN, and then submit his application for full Palestinian membership. This could...
Did Israeli FM’s Comments Encourage PKK Attacks Against Turkey?
Did Israeli FM’s Comments Encourage PKK Attacks Against Turkey? | PKK wing vows to attack big cities
Iraqi Parliament Speaker: Govt Not Telling MPs About US Troop Deal
Iraqi Parliament Speaker: Govt Not Telling MPs About US Troop Deal | Insists Maliki govt offered no briefings
Legality of Drones Are Questionable, Dangerous
The military's widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles to attack and surveil various war zones from Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and others has been some what controversial as a weapon of war. But the ubiquitous drone is now being utilized in...
Ceasefire Over: 15 Killed in New Yemen Violence
Ceasefire Over: 15 Killed in New Yemen Violence | GCC again leaves Sanaa without a settlement
US, Allies Paid for 90 Percent of Afghan Government Expenditures
From 2005-2010, the United States and other donor nations paid for 90 percent of the expenditures of the Afghan government, according to a new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). It found that the U.S. paid for 62 percent, while other donor nations...
US Hypocritically Accuses Pakistan of Funding Terrorist Proxies
Admiral Mike Mullen said that the Inter Services Intelligence, Pakistan's intelligence agency, is supporting militant extremists in the Haqqani network in Afghanistan, at a Senate hearing on Thursday. With rising insurgent violence in Afghanistan - including a...
