The Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly for an accelerated withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, after more than a decade of fighting in a war the Obama administration insists must continue beyond the much vaunted 2014 withdrawal date. In a bipartisan vote, 62...
Despite more than a decade of war and at least four years of the current administration's strategies in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda militants continue to make in-roads in the war-torn country, according to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. "Although we clearly have had an...
US Still Hesitant to Arm Syrian Rebels | Despite limited meddling, officials claim they don’t want ‘military solution’
Netanyahu: Palestine Vote at UN ‘Meaningless’ | Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood in favor of a Greater Israel
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution upgrading Palestine to a "non-member observer state," from a "non-member observer entity." In remarks to the Assembly before the vote, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
Turmoil in Syria: Battle Rages Near Airport as Internet Goes Down | State media blames terror attack for Internet disruption
US Considers Directly Arming Syrian Rebels | Post-election, Obama more willing to intervene
The council assigned to draft Egypt's new constitution has decided to rush the vote on a final draft, as hundreds protest in Tahrir Square against President Morsi's recent dictatorial decrees. "By late on Thursday afternoon, the constituent assembly, which has been...
Pakistan FM: Relations With US Fully Repaired | A solid month without any incidents leads officials to conclude row is over
On 100 Year Anniversary, Albanian Nationalists Pushing for ‘Greater Albania’ | PM claims Kosovo, parts of other neighbors
