Iraq ‘Deadline’ on US Troop Extension Set to Expire With No Decision | Maliki hopes to circumvent parliament as US demands full immunity
Iraq ‘Deadline’ on US Troop Extension Set to Expire With No Decision
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US Navy’s Fifth Fleet Could Abandon Bahrain
The U.S. Navy is considering moving its Fifth Fleet from where it has long been stationed in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. Bahrain’s ruling al Khalifa family has been violently cracking down on pro-democracy protesters in recent months and rising allegations of...
Yemeni Opposition Warns of Civil War After Assassination Attempt on Leader
Yemeni Opposition Warns of Civil War After Assassination Attempt on Leader | Violence escalates in Northern Yemen while continuing in south
Panic as US Warplanes Attack Southern Iraq
Panic as US Warplanes Attack Southern Iraq | Two days of live ammo raids have locals scared, puzzled
Symbolic Afghanistan ‘Transition’ Met With Violence
As part of a scheduled transition to hand over seven Afghan cities or provinces to Afghan security forces, NATO troops drew down from the relatively peaceful province of Bamiyan and the eastern town of Mehtar Lam in recent days. Yesterday, British troops in...
US Aid May be Fueling Afghan Insurgency
The billions of dollars of American aid flowing into Afghanistan every year may be inadvertently fueling the insurgency and the corruption rampant within the government and financial sectors, according to a new report. The audit by the Special Inspector General for...
Worries Grow About Libya Rebels’ Brutality
As Libya's rebels increasingly reveal themselves to be anything but liberal democrats and the Western stomach for war sours, pressure on Gadhafi could be waning. Bernard-Henri Lévy and others with no stake or chance of injury in the Libyan civil war continue to stoke...
Rep. King Calls More Anti-Muslim Hearings
Rep. King Calls More Anti-Muslim Hearings | Latest round to focus on Somali-Americans as ‘threat to homeland security’
Secret US Talks With Libya Over Weekend: No Deal Reached
Secret US Talks With Libya Over Weekend: No Deal Reached | US demanded Gadhafi leave, Gadhafi refused
Yemen Claims ‘Dozens of Terrorists’ Killed in Attack on Zinjibar
Yemen Claims ‘Dozens of Terrorists’ Killed in Attack on Zinjibar | Efforts to reclaim Abyan Province continue
