Palestinian militants launched several rockets into southern Israel, as Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in the heaviest exchange of fire between the sides since they agreed to an internationally brokered cease-fire in November. There were no casualties reported, but the violence nonetheless threatened to shatter the calm that has prevailed […]
Palestinian militants launched several rockets into southern Israel, as Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in the heaviest exchange of fire between the sides since they agreed to an internationally brokered cease-fire in November. There were no casualties reported, but the violence nonetheless threatened to shatter the calm that has prevailed […]
A fatal gang rape in New Delhi didn’t deter Germans Carolina De Paolo and Canan Wahner from traveling to India for a six-week tour. The attack was awful, but there is crime everywhere, they figured, and they’d take precautions. Then a man sidled up to Wahner on a train to Goa and ran his hand […]
A fatal gang rape in New Delhi didn’t deter Germans Carolina De Paolo and Canan Wahner from traveling to India for a six-week tour. The attack was awful, but there is crime everywhere, they figured, and they’d take precautions. Then a man sidled up to Wahner on a train to Goa and ran his hand […]
The United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark treaty regulating the $70 billion global arms trade on Tuesday. The treaty was passed by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining. Iran, North Korea and Syria were the three that voted against the treaty, which aims to keep the weapons out of the […]
The United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark treaty regulating the $70 billion global arms trade on Tuesday. The treaty was passed by a vote of 154 to 3, with 23 countries abstaining. Iran, North Korea and Syria were the three that voted against the treaty, which aims to keep the weapons out of the […]
President Obama’s healing of the three-year rift between regional powerhouses Israel and Turkey is touted as the real accomplishment of his first visit to the Middle East as U.S. president last month. During his first term in office, Obama had his own tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over continued Jewish settlement building and […]
President Obama’s healing of the three-year rift between regional powerhouses Israel and Turkey is touted as the real accomplishment of his first visit to the Middle East as U.S. president last month. During his first term in office, Obama had his own tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over continued Jewish settlement building and […]
“The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,” said Tom Donilon, Obama’s national security advisor, last week. “Nor will we stand by while it seeks to develop a nuclear-armed missile that can target the United States.” As the U.S. tightens the noose around Pyongyang, North Korean civilians continue to suffer widespread famine […]
“The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,” said Tom Donilon, Obama’s national security advisor, last week. “Nor will we stand by while it seeks to develop a nuclear-armed missile that can target the United States.” As the U.S. tightens the noose around Pyongyang, North Korean civilians continue to suffer widespread famine […]
Ousting Assad was planned years ago. At issue is replacing him with a pro-Western puppet. After two years of conflict, he hangs on resiliently. Whether he’ll survive is uncertain. Syria’s military is strong and supportive. Free Syrian Army and U.S.-recruited death squads are weak by comparison. Reports suggest direct U.S. intervention appears likely. NATO commander […]
Ousting Assad was planned years ago. At issue is replacing him with a pro-Western puppet. After two years of conflict, he hangs on resiliently. Whether he’ll survive is uncertain. Syria’s military is strong and supportive. Free Syrian Army and U.S.-recruited death squads are weak by comparison. Reports suggest direct U.S. intervention appears likely. NATO commander […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan’s president. Kerry was flying back to Washington from Paris, having piggy-backed off President Barack Obama’s trip to the […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan’s president. Kerry was flying back to Washington from Paris, having piggy-backed off President Barack Obama’s trip to the […]
