Red Cross Hopes to Evacuate Civilians Trapped in Syria Fighting | Both sides agree to ‘truce’ but keep firing anyway
Pakistan’s New PM Faces Legal Troubles of His Own
Pakistan’s New PM Faces Legal Troubles of His Own | Supreme Court had already ordered new PM’s arrest
US Likely to Let Military’s Quran Burners Off the Hook
US Likely to Let Military’s Quran Burners Off the Hook | Personnel might receive ‘written reprimand’
Officials: Britain Mulled Capturing Russian Ship Over Syria Helicopters
Officials: Britain Mulled Capturing Russian Ship Over Syria Helicopters | Ship carried repaired helicopters, air defense missiles
Israel Demands More Iran Sanctions, Says ‘All Options’ Open
Israel Demands More Iran Sanctions, Says ‘All Options’ Open | End to Moscow talks means new Israeli threats
Top US General Accused of Obstructing Corruption Probe For Obama’s Sake
The top US Army general in charge of training Afghan security forces is being accused of obstructing an investigation into widespread corruption and abuse by Afghan security forces and military medical staff that he managed. In the interest of protecting his supposed...
House Panel Holds Holder in Contempt
A House panel voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with a congressional inquiry into Operation “Fast and Furious,” just hours after President Obama asserted executive privilege to hide potentially...
British PM Falsely Claims Putin Dropped Support of Syria’s Assad
Britain's prime minister said on Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear at the G20 summit in Mexico that he wants Syrian President Bashar al-Assad out of power, but Putin followed up basically denying the claims. There has been an extended effort...
UN Observers Committed to Staying in Syria
The head of the UN observer mission in Syria said Tuesday that UN monitoring forces have come under fire several times recently but are committed to staying in the country, retreating from earlier statements about suspending the mission due to worsening violence. Maj....
26 Killed as Turkish Troops Fight Kurds in Southeast
26 Killed as Turkish Troops Fight Kurds in Southeast | PKK forces attacked three border posts near Iraq