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Taliban Suicide Bombers Strike in Afghanistan
Groups of Taliban suicide bombers attacked government buildings and a military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing as many as six people, Agence France-Presse...
Natalya Estemirova Murder: Another Putin Victim?
Human rights campaigner Natalya Estemirova was kidnapped on July 15 outside her home in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. Her bullet-riddled body was...
Read moreAwaiting the Fate of U.S. Soldier Captured in Afghanistan
In an interview taped by ABC's television network in New Delhi, India, and broadcast on Good Morning America on July 20, Secretary of...
Read moreCleric Rafsanjani Criticizes Iran’s Leadership
Influential cleric Hashemi Rafsanjani, addressing tens of thousands of opposition supporters gathered for the traditional Friday prayers in the hall at Teheran University,...
Read moreU.S. Will Resettle Palestinian Refugees from Iraq
The U.S. State Department acknowledged on July 7 that it would resettle as many as 1,350 Palestinian refugees from Iraq to various locations...
Read moreNon-Aligned Movement Nations Declare Opposition to Terrorism
During the second day of their two-day triennial summit at Egypt's Sharm el-Sheik resort on the Red Sea on July 16, members of...
Read moreBin Laden Deputy Incites Pakistanis Against U.S.
In an audio message released on radical Islamist Web sites on July 15, Ayman al-Zawahiri (Osama bin Laden's deputy and al Qaeda's second...
Read moreNon-Aligned Movement Nations Discuss World Economy
Representatives of the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) began their 15th triennial summit at Egypt's Sharm el-Sheik resort on the Red Sea on July...
Read moreTwo Uighurs Shot Dead by Chinese Police
For the first time since rioting broke out on July 5 in Urumqi, capital of China's northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on July...
Read moreChina’s Uighur Protests and the Internet
Following violence in China’s Xinjiang region on July 5, Communist Chinese authorities were quick to blame the Internet. Members of the predominantly Muslim...
Read moreUK Defense Minister Foresees Difficult Road in Afghanistan
In his first speech since being appointed to Britain's cabinet by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on June 5, Secretary of State for Defense...
Read moreViolence and Riots in China Continue
The violence continued to escalate in China’s far-west Xinjiang province after protests and riots left more than 150 people dead over the weekend....
Read moreFBI: Saddam Hussein Was More Afraid of Iran Than U.S.
Saddam Hussein faked holding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in fear of militant Shiite Iran, recently declassified conversations between FBI agent George L....
Read moreNorth Korea’s Missile Firings Increase Tensions
North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on July 2, increasing tensions between Pyongyang and the West that began...
Read moreMarines Launch Major Offensive in Afghanistan
Nearly 4,000 U.S. Marines and 650 Afghan troops launched a major offensive into southwestern Afghanistan's Helmand River valley on July 2, an area...
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