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EU Calls for End to Iranian Censorship
In a statement made earlier today, European Union officials announced their intentions to pressure Iran into ceasing its Internet...
Mar 22, 20101 min read
Iraqi PM Calls for a Recount – Election Commission Says No
With a close race between the Iraqiya bloc and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s State of Law Alliance, the PM’s call for a vote recount...
Mar 22, 20101 min read
New Twist in Air Force Tanker Saga: Russia Enters Bid
A Russian company has announced it will enter a bid to build a new aerial refueling tanker for the U.S. Air Force. Â The company, United...
Mar 22, 20101 min read
Afghan Insurgents Begin Talks with Karzai
A delegation from the Hezb-e-Islami group has initiated talks with President Karzai in Kabul in what is now the first confirmed direct...
Mar 22, 20101 min read
Panetta Takes Hard Line as CIA Director
When Leon Panetta was appointed director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) skeptics wondered how the former congressman, with the...
Mar 21, 20102 min read
Fighting in Somalia Ensues between Insurgent Groups
Sheikh Daud Ali Hasan, a senior level commander of the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab, was shot and killed while exiting a mosque...
Mar 20, 20101 min read
United States Expanding Internet in Iran
The Obama administration’s decision to partially lift a ban on certain free Internet services to Iran is expected to assist the Iranian...
Mar 20, 20101 min read
Former North Korea Captive Speaks in Silence
Robert Park, 43, a missionary who was held in North Korea for approximately three months before being released last February, has not...
Mar 19, 20101 min read
Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says
Kai Eide, a special representative for the United Nations, resigned last month following the breakdown of negotiations with the Taliban...
Mar 19, 20101 min read
Clinton Seeks Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow
Secretary of State Clinton arrived in Moscow today with hopes of solidifying Russian support of an arms reduction treaty which would...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
Five Americans to be tried in Pakistan on terrorism charges
Five Americans were formally charged on Wednesday in a Pakistani court. The 5 Washington-area men were charged with plotting attacks in...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
U.S. Counterterrorism Official Claims Drone Strike Kills Key Al Qaeda Operative
American officials claim that a March 8 drone strike in North Waziristan killed an al-Qaeda commander, Hussein al-Yemeni, who is believed...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
Maliki Challenges Vote as Allawi Gains
After observing his coalition’s parliamentary lead slip, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki accused the Iraqi Election Commission of...
Mar 17, 20101 min read
US Faces Pressure Amid Peace Efforts with Palestine
US Vice President Joe Biden’s arrival in Israel to hold peace talks with the Palestinians was caught off-guard by Israel’s sudden...
Mar 15, 20102 min read
US-Israeli Relations Enter Serious Crisis, Likely to Affect Peace Talks
Israel officials recently announced plans to build of over 1,500 new homes in Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem. The settlement plans were...
Mar 15, 20101 min read
Gang Violence Continues Near U.S.-Mexico Border
According to government officials from both Mexico and the U.S., several parts of Mexico remain plagued by acts of gang-related violence....
Mar 15, 20101 min read
D.O.D. Employee Had Been Hiring Contractors to Track Insurgents
It was discovered that Mr. Michael D. Furlong, a retired Air Force officer, who is now a full-time Department of Defense employee, had...
Mar 15, 20101 min read
Israel Arrests Top Hamas Leader
Israeli forces arrested Maher U’dda, a top Hamas official said to be responsible for killing more than 70 Israelis. The arrest came...
Mar 14, 20101 min read
Possible Military Trials for Terrorist Suspects Criticized
As the use of military trials for suspected terrorists held Guantanamo Bay has grown, some possible legal concerns have been raised....
Mar 13, 20101 min read
Part II: ICRC Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under Inter
This is the second part in a series of a weekly commentaries on the Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in...
Mar 12, 20102 min read
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