Military Subcontractor in Iraq Confining 1,000 Foreign Workers in Warehouses
A Kuwaiti subcontractor to major US military contractor KBR has been holding around 1,000 men...
Maliki, Talabani Escalate Row Over Militias
Two weeks ago, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and both Vice Presidents Tareq al-Hashemi and Adel...
German General: Afghan Police Training a ‘Miserable Failure’
Germany's military commitment to the NATO mission in Afghanistan is focused almost exclusively on training...
At Least 30 Reported Killed in Mohmand Strikes
Pakistani fighter planes and helicopter gunships attacked multiple locations suspected of being militant hideouts in...
Retired Generals Press Obama to End Torture
A group of retired US Generals and Admirals, led by former CENTCOM commander General Joseph...
US Won’t Participate as Cluster Bomb Ban Signed
Most of the world's nations met today in Oslo, Norway to sign a treaty banning...
Over US Objections, NATO Resumes Contacts with Russia
NATO foreign ministers led by Germany managed to forestall fast-track membership for Georgia and Ukraine,...
Obama Appointee Adds to Mixed Signals on Gitmo
President-elect Barack Obama has added to growing discomfort about the seriousness with which he is...
Pakistan Sees Internal Rapprochement as India Tensions Linger
Both India and Pakistan seem to be making some effort to curb what in the...
Victory for Protesters as Thai Court Ousts Ruling Party
After a multi-week standoff with thousands of protesters in Bangkok stranded over 100,000 travelers by...
Gates, Obama on Same Page on Iraq
Current and future Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said today that he supports President-elect Barack...
Advanced US Warning Adds Fuel to Post-Mumbai Criticisms
Criticism of the Indian government's response to last week's Mumbai attacks had already reached a...
Thousands of Afghans Held Without Trial in ‘Telephone Justice’ System
For the rich and well-connected, the Afghan criminal justice system is remarkably convenient, with a...
Iranian Parliament Open to US Talks
In statements to reporters today, the Speaker of Iran's Parliament Ali Larijani said official requests...
Kashmir Finds Itself at Center of Indo-Pakistani Row
Though hardly an unfamiliar role for them, Muslim residents of the Indian portion of the...
