Syria Regime, Rebels Both Reject Negotiations | Promise to talk after they win the war
Israeli Settlers Attack Catholic Monastery in ‘Price Tag’ Strike
Israeli Settlers Attack Catholic Monastery in ‘Price Tag’ Strike | Church urges Israel to change ‘culture of contempt’
Yemen Investigates Civilians Killed by US Drone
Yemen has sent tribal representative to investigate the civilians killed by an apparent US drone strike launched over the weekend, according to AFP. "Three women and a child were among 14 people killed in Sunday's strike near the town of Radaa," reports AFP. The...
Iran Aims to Patrol Warships Off US Coast in Coming Years
Iran aims to put its warships in international waters off the coast of the United States “in the next few years,” the head of the Iranian navy, Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Tuesday. The official statement, issued on Iranian state TV, was a direct rhetorical...
US-Led Iran Sanctions Blocking Medical Treatment to Thousands of Infirm
The sweeping US-led economic sanctions being imposed on Iran are blocking necessary pharmaceuticals and medical treatment for Iran's sick and infirm, in what appears to be a cruel for of collective punishment that deliberately puts innocent lives at risk. Althought...
Kabul to Take Control of Bagram Prison, But Abuse to Continue
The Afghan government said Tuesday it expects to take full control by next week from the United States of the Bagram prison, which holds up to 3,000 inmates, many of whom have been detained without charge or trial and severely abused. Back in March, the US gave in to...
25 Killed in Suicide Attack Against Afghan Funeral
25 Killed in Suicide Attack Against Afghan Funeral | Bombing targeted district chief
At Least Two Killed in Attack on US Consulate Car in Pakistan
At Least Two Killed in Attack on US Consulate Car in Pakistan | Peshawar consular car rammed
US-Backed Warlords Trade Reprisal Killings With Taliban
Hundreds of Afghan villagers in the northern province of Kunduz staged a protest this week after US-backed warlords murdered up to 16 civilians as a reprisal for a Taliban assassination of a member of their militia. These pro-government militias are among the gangs...
UN’s New Syria Envoy Takes Over as Civil War Continues
UN’s New Syria Envoy Takes Over as Civil War Continues | Brahimi concedes job ‘nearly impossible’