Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September | US veto stands in way of potential statehood
Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September
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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...
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...
Debt Committee Members Represent Defense-Industry States
The members of the so-called supercommittee - the group of six Republicans and six Democrats tasked with producing a deficit-cutting plan - represent states where the biggest military contractors build missiles, aircraft, jet fighters and tanks while employing tens of...
