US losing the Afghan plot? WASHINGTON: A sudden spike in American casualties in Afghanistan and the resignation of a foreign service officer questioning the purpose and rationale of US presence in the country has intensified th... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) The Times Of India
'Jihad Jane' new face of terror in US WASHINGTON: The "war on terrorism" just got a little more complicated with the indictment of an average white American female dubbed "Jihad Jane" on charges of plotting with Islamic radicals, bringing... (photo: AP / SITE Intelligence Group) The Times Of India
Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan | RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)The Star IsraelPalestinePhotosSettlementsUS
UK opposition party calls for U.N. arms embargo on Iran | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Conservatives, favourites to win an election due in weeks, said on Wednesday they would back a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a ban on oil and gas investment if Tehran re... (photo: (AP Photo/Max Nash))The Star EmbargoIranPhotosUKUN
Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents,... (photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool)The New York Times AfghanistanIranPhotosTalibanUS
Can Iran be reined in with sanctions? | When the Iranian Defence Minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, revealed that Tehran embarked on the production of short-range cruise missiles named Nasr 1, it sharply increas... (photo: AP / Mehr News Agency/Bagher Nassir)Gulf News DefenceIranMideastPhotosTehran
Democracy alone is not the answer | There is no doubt that the people of Iraq were remarkable in participating by the millions in the second national election since the US occupied the oil-rich country in... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)Gulf News DemocracyElectionsIraqPhotosPolitics
