Karzai, NATO clash over deadly night raid
KABUL, Afghanistan _ Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO officials have clashed once again on the issue of nighttime raids by Western forces, this time over one that left a…
Iraq orders vice president’s arrest after TV ‘confessions’
BAGHDAD _ Iraq's Shiite Muslim-dominated government ordered the arrest Monday night of Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi, a Sunni, after televising the reputed confessions of three bodyguards that implicated him in…
Death toll rises as clashes continue in Egypt’s Tahrir Square
CAIRO _ A fourth day of clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday brought the death toll to 13 as Egypt's interim leaders defended their handling of the protests and…
Syria accused of stalling tactics after Arab League deal
Syria agreed to allow the Arab League to send observers into the country Monday, temporarily averting a threat by regional powers to refer Damascus to the UN Security Council.
Opposition groups…
Analysis: Apocalypse now? Anything is possible
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Apocalypse now? Anything is possible as the world watches
ANALYSIS: By Aidan Foster-Carter
THE sudden death of Kim Jong-il changes North Korea, in Donald Rumsfeld's useful phrase, from a known unknown…
Arab League looks for U.N. support in ending Syria’s crackdown on dissent
BEIRUT _ The Arab League is considering seeking U.N. Security Council backing for a long-stalled regional initiative aimed at ending Syria's bloody crackdown on dissent, Qatar's foreign minister said Saturday. …
McCain is mad, says Putin in attack on US
McCain is mad, says Putin in attack on USBy Andrew Osborn in Moscow and Alex Spillius in LondonTHE Russian prime minister accused the United States of masterminding the murder of…
Egyptian activist posts nude photo of self on blog – sparks uproar
Egyptian activist Aliaa Magda Elmahdy sparked a global uproar after posting naked photos of herself on her blog earlier this week saying in an interview on Saturday that she posted…
Hackers took control of satellites: Security Commission Report
A report, by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, released on Friday states Chinese hackers gained access to and were able to control two US satellites on four separate…
Bangkok braces for floods
Three months of heavy monsoon rains that have killed more than 300 people and affected millions of Thais forced the Thai government on Friday to open floodgates around Bangkok to…