Karzai Declared President of Afghanistan
VOA News reported on November 2 that Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) had declared President Hamid Karzai the winner of the country's disputed...
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Russia Accused of Violating Arms Treaty
As the Obama administration and Moscow rush to negotiate a new arms-control treaty by...
Scandinavian Systems Stifling Women’s Opportunities
When searching for reforms to promote gender equality the world often turns north. The...
Deal in Honduras Could Restore Zelaya
Honduran President Roberto Micheletti announced that he is ready to sign an agreement that...
U.S. Paying Taliban Who Claim to Switch Sides
The U.S. Government will soon begin paying Taliban members who claim to switch sides...
Karzai’s Brother on CIA Payroll, N.Y. Times Says
According to a New York Times report published on October 27, Ahmed Wali Karzai,...
Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Baghdad Bombings
The Islamic State of Iraq, an extremist group linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility in...
14 U.S. Deaths in Afghan Helicopter Crashes
NATO officials in Afghanistan have reported that three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters...
Lithuania Investigates CIA “Black Site” Torture Prison
The Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) is expected to approve this week President Dalia Grybauskaite's demand...
NATO Supports Obama’s Plan for Missile “Shield”
President Obama’s plans for a revamped "missile shield" for Eastern Europe has gained the...
NATO Meeting Heralds More Troops for Afghanistan
Day two of NATO’s Defense Ministers’ meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, continued on October 23,...
Rich Germans Request Higher Taxes
Forty-four rich Germans have signed a petition, asking to be taxed more because they...
Iran Agrees to Nuclear Fuel Deal
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the UN-spawned International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced on...
Karzai Agrees to Afghanistan Runoff
The incumbent President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, announced at a Kabul press conference on...
Leftist Regimes Agree to New Currency
Adding to pressure mounting against the U.S. dollar, left-wing Latin American leaders gathered in...
Muslims Call for Sharia in Britain
Britons learned last week that thousands of the nation’s Muslims will descend upon London...
China to Strengthen Trade Ties With Iran
According to Xinhua News, the Chinese government’s official press agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao...
Hillary Clinton Ends Two-Day Trip to Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton completed a two-day visit to Russia on October...
Global Police Seek More Power
During a conference in Singapore this week, delegates to the Interpol-United Nations meeting agreed:...
Obama Sending 13,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
The Washington Post reported on October 13 that the U.S. military is deploying 13,000...