Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels Just Over Iraq Border

Turkish warplanes have hit rebel Kurdish bases in northern Iraq for the last two nights. The strikes aimed at bases used by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) following an attack by the separatists that killed nine Turkish troops and another 14 injured in the attack...

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Spate of Afghan Killings Signal Enduring Insurgency

At least 26 people were killed in a series of violent attacks on Thursday in eastern and western Afghanistan, illustrating once again the continuing mayhem in the war torn country despite Washington characterizing the war as winding down. A minibus filled with Afghan...

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Obama Calls for Regime Change in Syria

President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton today called for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down after months of bloody crackdowns on peaceful protesters that have killed as many as 2,000 people. Clinton also announced even harsher sanctions on Syria....

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22 Killed as Afghan Bus Rolls Over IED

A minibus filled with Afghan civilians on their way to shop at a local market in western Herat province ran over a roadside bomb Thursday morning, killing 22 and wounding many. About half the victims were children under five years old. The incident underscores the...

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