The plot thickened in Afghanistan on Wednesday as a meeting with tribal elders ended in death for the mayor of the southern city of Kandahar. US citizen Ghulam Haidar Hamidi, an accountant in Virginia for 30 years before moving back to Afghanistan to take the...
Top US General Threatens ‘Reaction’ to Iran Over Rising Iraq Violence | Reiterates claims that Iran ‘sponsoring’ militia attacks
Congressional Committees Fight Over Cyber-Turf | As ‘experts’ play up need for escalation, subcommittees see opportunities
Afghan Finance Ministry Slams US Aid Report | Warns US to be ‘more balanced’ in future audits
Obama Aide: Al-Qaeda ‘On the Defensive’ | State Dept warns Bin Laden death raises risk of anti-US violence
NATO promised to continue bombing Libya, and that the country’s leader, Moammar Gadhafi, cannot “wait us out.” Spokeswoman Carmen Romero said Tuesday that airstrikes will continue until Gadhafi gives up. NATO has conducted over 6,000 strike sorties since the start...
NATO ‘Flexible’ on Gadhafi as Stalemate Continues | Western officials defiant, but increasingly desperate for progress
Karzai: Long-Term Deal With US Conditional | Reiterates demand for US to stop night raids
Two policemen were wounded Monday, with one later dying of his injuries, in an operation to extend central control over North Kosovo. Since the region claimed independence in 2008, its largest remaining majority-Serb enclave has resisted rule from the capital,...
Iraq’s Weekend Deadline Passes, No Deal on US Troops | Decision still not forthcoming despite US pressure
