Updated at 9:32 p.m. EDT, May 10, 2008The Iraqi government and Mahdi army sources have apparently reached an agreement to suspend fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City suburb; however, the U.S. military continued air strikes. At least 50 Iraqis were killed and 147 were...
NEW DELHI - Faced with continuing domestic opposition to the United States-India nuclear cooperation deal, the Indian government has launched "one last push" to complete negotiations before the window of opportunity slams shut. But the chances of success for...
JERUSALEM - As Israel marks its 60th anniversary, Israelis are deeply pessimistic about the prospects of peace with their neighbors, with an overwhelming majority believing they will be at war again within the next five years. According to the April issue of Tel Aviv...
The first shots of what appears to be a renewed Lebanese civil war rang out three days ago as the U.S.-backed government cracked down on Hezbollah, the main opposition party, with a ban on the group's private telecommunications network and the attempted ouster of an...
As U.S. television networks continue their silence about their use of retired military officers to "sell" progress in Iraq, members of the U.S. House of Representatives are calling on the Defense Department inspector general to investigate the...
Updated at 7:15 p.m. EDT, May 8, 2008Iraqi authorities ordered residents of Sadr City to temporarily abandon the Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad as fighting between Iraqi forces and the Mahdi army continue. At least 52 Iraqis were killed and 157 more were wounded across the...
For decades most Americans weren't aware that there was a Georgia other than the southern state. Today most Americans probably still aren't aware that there is another Georgia. Yet U.S. officials are breathing fire at Russia for confronting the country of Georgia, a...
Late on Thursday evening, I joined in the widespread celebrations – at least in those parts of the world that care about the injustice of holding people in prison without charge or trial – that attended the repatriation of al-Jazeera journalist Sami al-Haj...
History in the Making "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." It's a well-known dictum, attributed to Benjamin Franklin. He was only the publisher of the book in which it appeared; what he...
BEIRUT - Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman Zawahiri, announced in an audiotape broadcast April 21 that Islamic groups would play a pivotal role in the war against Jews, and encouraged militants to expel invading 'Crusaders' masquerading as peacekeepers, referring to...
