U.S. and UK Eye Post-election Afghanistan
Weeks after Iraq's August 20 presidential election, with disputed returns giving incumbent President Hamid Karzai more than 50 percent of the vote —...
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Save the Planet: Take Off Your Coat and Tie
Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, has ordered male government employees to stop...
U.S. Amb. to Karzai: “Don’t Declare Victory”
On September 7, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Lieutenant General Karl W. Eikenberry briefed Secretary...
Israel Approves More West Bank Building
Israeli officials announced on September 4 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will approve the...
Next Japanese PM Meets With U.S. Ambassador
Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama met with the new U.S. ambassador to...
Reporters Dragged Into North Korea
The American television reporters who were imprisoned in North Korea, Euna Lee and Laura...
Lords of Chaos: The Kremlin’s Arms Merchants
“There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That’s one firearm for every...
Karzai Leads in Afghan Election, But Runoff Likely
With more than 60 percent of the votes tallied from Afghanistan's August 20 presidential...
Filipinos want US soldiers out
Calls to renegotiate a treaty that allows U.S. troops to operate in the Philippines...
The Soviet Roots of Terrorism
Americans have been conditioned to fear Islamic terrorism, but most Americans have been told...
Gen. McChrystal Calls for New Strategy
U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan,...
Japan replaces government in landslide election
Results from Sunday’s landslide election indicate Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was ousted...
UN’s Ban Calls On Palestinians to Unite for Talks
Speaking in Vienna at an August 28 event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the...
Communist Chinese Denounce Dalai Lama Visit to Taiwan
Republic of China (ROC) President Ma Ying-jeou has approved a visit to Taiwan by...
Violence Threatened if Afghan Election “Stolen”
Supporters of the leading opposition candidate for the presidency of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah,...
Chinese Healthcare Workers May Refuse “Swine Flu” Vaccine
In the wake of dire warnings from the White House concerning the dangers of...
Sri Lanka Frees Priests, but Still Holds 300,000 Tamils
The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that “Sri Lanka on Wednesday freed nearly...
Jerusalem Key Factor in Palestine Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a four-day European tour in London on August...
Early Afghan Election Returns Show Close Vote
With about 10 percent of the votes in Afghanistan's presidential election having been counted...
Adm. Mullen Says Afghan Situation Deteriorating
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union" program on August 23, Chairman of the...