Night Raids Remain a Sticking Point in US-Afghan Deal
US Officials Resist Calls to Curb Raids on Civilian Homes
Israeli President Hypes Possible Attack on Iran
Insists World Should 'Stand Behind the Promises' Made to Israel by Starting a War
Top US General Ousted for Criticizing Karzai Govt
Major General Peter Fuller, one of the top US Army commanders in Afghanistan, was fired...
Massacre in Homs: Syrian Doctors Say Over 100 Bodies Collected in Last 48 Hours
Tanks Continue to Shell Residential Neighborhoods
Libyan PM: Disarming Fighters Could Take Months
Loose weapons and defiant armed militias are contributing to the ongoing instability in post-Gadhafi Libya
CIA Drone War Kills Large Numbers of People They Haven’t Even Identified
The CIA's drone program, which is expanding globally, explicitly targeting and killing large swathes of...
US Military Hiding Truth About Friendly Fire Deaths
The US military has been withholding information from the families of soldiers who have lost...
Facing Difficulties in Weaning Afghan Forces Off US Assistance
Afghan forces are supposed to be transitioning away from US and NATO assistance in the...
First US Soldier Killed in Iraq Since Announcement of Withdrawal Plan
The death followed warnings from some Iraqi leaders that the resistance would continue so long as an American presence persists
Israeli Warships Intercept Gaza-Bound Aid Boats
No deaths or injuries were reported and the boats and the activists aboard them were rerouted to an Israeli port
Iraqi Kurdistan Improves Ties With Iran
The visit of Iraqi Kurdish officials to the US is going to be more awkward...
Citing International Oil Markets, US Backs Off Threatened Iran Sanctions
Threats to impose massive sanctions against Iran's central bank to "punish" them for the Iranian...
Arab League to Syria: Implement Plan in 15 Days
Activists Skeptical as Violence Continues
For Pentagon, $1 Trillion Buys a Lot of Overspending
A new report by the Stimson Center shows the Pentagon spent $1 trillion on weapons...
Afghan ‘Reintegration’ Scheme a Farce
A high profile "reintegration" plan involving allegedly key Taliban forces has become a complete disaster...
