After conceding this week that Israel was not on the way to a unilateral attack on Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation that Israel and the U.S. were waging a covert war against Iran. Barak denied accusations of involvement in two explosions that...
Kabul: Billions in U.S. Money Must Keep Flowing
Afghanistan's finance minister warned the U.S. on Saturday against cutting funding for the Kabul government, security, and development. The World Bank last month released a study that said Afghanistan would need about $7 billion a year from the international community...
Rival Militias in Libya Wage Turf Battles, Defy Interim Government
Rival militias about 10 miles west of Libya's capital clashed violently over the weekend, ending with the death of one local official and the destruction of a militia base to rubble. Libya's new government has still not been able to assert control over the country, as...
Egypt’s Military Council, Israel Concerned Over Election Results
In the first free and fair elections in Egypt's history, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won approximately 40 percent of the vote and the radical Islamic Salafi movement's Al-Nour Party won 20 percent. After decades of being outlawed and...
Casualties in Afghanistan Soar in Last Two Years
In over a decade of war in Afghanistan, about half of all Americans killed in action and two thirds of those wounded have done so in 2010 and 2011, according to a Congressional Research Service report. At the time the report was published on November 16, 1,723...
Pakistan’s Reaction to Attack Similar to Taliban Demands
Pakistan’s Reaction to Attack Similar to Taliban Demands
Iraqi Military: Green Zone Bombing Probably Targeted Maliki
Iraqi Military: Green Zone Bombing Probably Targeted Maliki
ACLU: FBI’s ‘Community Outreach’ Illegally Spying on Religious Communities
ACLU: FBI’s ‘Community Outreach’ Illegally Spying on Religious Communities | Secretly collecting, storing info on people the program meets with
Spies Using iTunes Security Flaw, Assange Warns
Spies Using iTunes Security Flaw, Assange Warns | After years, Apple fixed bug last month
WikiLeaks Site to Raise Awareness of Worldwide Surveillance
Looking to move on from its last selection of leaks, WikiLeaks has launched a new site called Spy Files centering on raising awareness of government surveillance and privacy violations worldwide. TechNewsWorld has a first look at the surveillance culture and companies...