Iraq battles militant onslaught as Kerry presses unity
The militant onslaught has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, alarmed world…
Kerry in Iraq as Sunni militants seize strategic town, airport
Kerry met with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and was to hold talks…
The foreigner’s gift: Why Iran would gain from US military intervention in Iraq
By Michael Young What does one make of the apparent rapprochement between the…
US Senate proposes bill to cut aid to Egypt by $300m
Bill still subject to democratic and human rights conditions
Afghan probe into Abdullah’s election fraud claims
Abdullah said the IEC’s turnout figure of seven million voters in Saturday’s…
900 Egyptians evacuated from Iraq: Ambassador
Embassy and consulate in contact with Egyptians workers inside Iraq
Bomb kills 11 as Afghan election contestants claim fraud
Eleven voters in the western province of Herat had their fingers –…
Iraq presses counter-offensive as US deploys warship
The militants, spearheaded by the powerful jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and…
US posts $18m bounty for four African militants
AFP - The United States posted $18m in rewards Friday for the…
Obama rules out sending troops as cleric calls Iraqis to arms
Washington spent billions of dollars training and equipping Iraqi security forces before…