Afghanistan: About as Corrupt as They Come
Nation Rivaled Only by Somalia in Sheer Corruption
British Army Formally Sets Out ‘Bags of Gold’ Strategy
Urges Troops to Use Money as 'a Substitute for Force'
US ‘Dismayed,’ but Israel to Build 900 New Settlement Units
Israel Insists No Permission Needed to Expand Into Annexed Region
Kurdish Leaders Threaten Iraq Election Boycott
More Doubts Over January Iraq Vote
Brown Tries to Sell Britons on Increasingly Unpopular Afghan War
British PM's Monologue Unsettlingly Incongruous on al-Qaeda
After Half a Year of War, Swat Valley Taliban Chief Slips Away
Militant Leader Threatens Retaliatory Strikes Against Swat
US Presses Pakistan to Escalate War
Success of Afghan War 'Depends' on Pakistan
Speculation Flies About ‘Secret’ Iran Sites
Russia Says Bushehr Plant Won't Be Online Until 2010
US Air Force Eyes Expanded Role in UAE
Oil Rich Nation's Proximity to Iran a Key
US Slams Palestinian Statehood Initiative
Israel Threatens Annexations to Punish Palestinians
At Least 12 Afghan Civilians Killed in Failed Assassination of French General
French Forces Receive Deadly Welcome in Tagab Valley
At Least 13 Civilians Slain by Gunmen in Iraqi Army Uniforms
Security Continues to Deteriorate in Iraq
Obama: Al-Qaeda the Greatest Threat to US
Insists Stabilizing Afghanistan Important Part of Conflict
Pakistani PM Predicts Early End to South Waziristan War
Rules Out Giving Timeframe, However
Iraq VP Threatens Veto of Election Law
January Vote Thrown Back Into Doubt Over Refugee Status
