About 2,500 state workers in Bahrain have been fired from their jobs for taking part in recent protests against the ruling of Al-Khalifa dynasty. The firings have reportedly affected a total of over 13,000 people in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom. Rights groups have...
US Envoy Rushes Back as Pakistan Ties Seen Collapsing | US denies report Pakistan already ordered embassy staff to leave
Pentagon: China’s Technological Advancement Could Be ‘Destabilizing’ | Report to Congress warns China may become ‘economic and military power’ by 2050
Saudis Arrested 164 Syrian Protesters in Riyadh | Syrian rights group slams weeks of detention
The Obama administration has been trying for more than two weeks to get the United Nations Security Council committee that monitors sanctions against Libya to unfreeze the $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for the rebels who now have control of the country. Opposition to...
Ceasefire in Doubt as Israel Kills Two in Gaza Strikes | Third victim reportedly discovered from previous tank shelling
State Department diplomatic cables released this week by WikiLeaks reveal propaganda efforts aimed at countering negative public perceptions about American wars and the torture regime in Guantánamo Bay detention center. One cable detailed a trip to the Sudan by US...
Sen. Graham: US Should Spend More on Foreign Aid
In Interview, Assange Discusses Arab Spring
NATO Worries: Where Are Gadhafi’s WMDs? | British FM warns regime might start launching them
