The release Friday of five Iranians held by the U.S. military in Iraq for two and a half years highlights the long-simmering conflict between the U.S. and Iraqi views of Iranian policy in Iraq and of the role of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) there. For...
36 Police Killed by Maoists in Eastern India | Chhattisgarh beset by violence
At Least 43 Killed in Mogadishu Clashes | Insurgents within 1 km of presidential palace
Even Optimistic Iraqi Army Chief Predicts ‘Years of Attacks’ | Says army needs ‘peoples’ support’
Britain Slaps Partial Arms Embargo on Israel | Says Israel violated export agreement in Gaza War
Palestinians Doubt Sincerity of Netanyahu Offer for Talks | Palestinians seek halt to settlement expansion
Corrupt, Brutal Police Led Afghans to Welcome Taliban as Liberators | Helmand villagers fear police will return with troops
Roadside Bomb Targets US Ambassador to Iraq | None injured in near-miss
Yemen's recent reappearance on the U.S. radar due to its reputation as a safe haven for al-Qaeda has brought more attention to the country of 23 million and its persistent underlying problems – the least of which may be terrorism. In addition to its terrorism-related...
Lawmakers and human rights advocates are questioning the assertion by the administration of President Barack Obama that Guantánamo terror suspects could be imprisoned indefinitely even if they are found not guilty by a U.S. court. That assertion was made at a...
