Only six months after the US military withdrew from Iraq, the country is plagued by violence and extreme corruption that threatens to weaken the state and strengthen violent insurgent groups. About 234 people were killed in Iraq in the month of June, the second...
The presumptive winner of Mexico's presidential election on Sunday, Enrique Peña Nieto, is not likely to make any substantive change away from the US-dominated, militaristic approach to the drug war, as many hoped. Central America has become the most dangerous place...
Iran’s oil minister on Saturday called for an emergency OPEC meeting in response to oil prices falling below $100 per barrel, saying the current market value of oil has become "illogical." The oil minister, Rostam Ghasemi, said that at a recent meeting of the...
World powers agreed on a plan for a political transition in Syria in a meeting in Geneva on Saturday called by UN envoy Kofi Annan. A unity government will be formed according to a democratic process and can include members of the present regime as well as opposition....
Egypt Interior Ministry: Libyan Weapons Smugglers Stopped, Arms Seized En Route to Gaza | Shipment included 138 rockets
Obama Mulls Transferring Gitmo Detainees to Afghanistan | Move aimed at restarting negotiations with Taliban
PKK in Syria: A Hedge Against Turkey or a Provocation? | Assad welcoming PKK operations, expects say
Inquiry: Constant Tensions Between NATO, Afghan Troops | ‘Constant but manageable,’ insists Australia
US Fears Mexico Vote Could Undermine Drug War | Frontrunner’s pledge to ‘bring down death toll’ runs afoul of US plans
US, Russia Grand Bargain on Syria Stalls, Talks to Continue | Secret talks would keep Assad in power for years
