Iraq Government Wants Kurds Out of Mosul
According to a New York Times report of October 28, the U.S.-backed, Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has been forcing...
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Syria Protests Reported U.S. Raid
The Syrian government has condemned what it said was a U.S. helicopter raid inside its territory on October 26, resulting in eight civilian...
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Pakistan Plans to Arm Militias Near Afghan Border
Pakistani officials in Washington announced on October 23 that their government will supply arms to tribal militia in its northwestern tribal region, which...
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EU to “Educate” Irish Voters to Accept Constitution Treaty
Last June, in a national referendum, voters in Ireland rejected the European Union Lisbon Treaty, which was, said opponents, merely a rehashed version...
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U.S. Forces Hand Over Babil Province to Iraqis
The U.S. military aind Iraqi authorites held a ceremony on October 23 marking the transfer of security responsibility for the province of Babil...
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Iraqi Cabinet Wants Security Agreement Altered
Iraq's cabinet said on October 21 it would demand changes in the proposed security agreement between the United States and Iraq, raising doubts...
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Bailout Mania Hits Even the Swiss
On October 16, the Swiss government — despite previous assurances that its banking system was largely immune from the worldwide banking crisis —...
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EU Leaders Push For Climate Change
During a two-day European Union summit held in Brussels from October 15-16, French President Nicolas Sarkozy (whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency)...
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Dissension Within the African National Congress
Mbhazima Shilowa, the former premier (equivalent to a U.S. governor) of South Africa’s wealthy Gauteng province, announced in a press conference on October...
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Violence Grows Against Iraqi Christians in Mosul
In recent days, as many as 15 Christians have been slain in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, prompting the Iraqi government headed...
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About-face in North Korean Nuclear Monitoring
One day after the United States announced on October 11 that it was removing North Korea from its list of state sponsors of...
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Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe a Lesson in Economics
“Life in Zimbabwe: Wait for Useless Money,” a report in the New York Times for October 2, is a firsthand look at the...
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North Korea Bans International Nuclear Monitoring
According to a confidential statement made by diplomats associated with the International Atomic Energy Agency on October 9, the North Korean government has...
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Fanning the Flames in Georgia
An American defense of Georgia could risk nuclear war, yet the Bush administration seems determined to turn this brush fire into a Cuban...
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North Korea Breaks Nuclear Agreement
The International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna announced on September 24 that North Korea had barred United Nations inspectors from a reprocessing plant...
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