Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60 | Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, has died in Libya, family members told news... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) The New York Times Bombing Libya Lockerbie Photos Wikipedia: Abdelbaset al-Megrahi |
President GĂŒlâs May 19 message | President Abdullah GĂŒl said in a message that May 19 has become the symbol of national progress. | President GĂŒl’s message reads as follows: "Never having conce... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Turkish Press Photos Politics President Turkey Wikipedia: Abdullah Gül |
Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president | CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | The voting that begins Wed... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Herald Tribune Egypt Election Islamist Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012 |
Obama on Afghanistan: 'Great challenges ahead' | US President Barack Obama has said there are "great challenges ahead" but that he is confident Kabul and Nato are on "the right track" to bring secu... (photo: Public Domain / Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) BBC News Afghanistan Nato Photos War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
Anand suffers shock setback in chess title fight | AFP - Indian master Viswanathan Anand's world chess crown shook on Sunday when his Israeli challenger won the first game of their 12-match Moscow series after six succe... (photo: Creative Commons / Ygrek) France24 Chess Gaming Photos Sports Wikipedia: Viswanathan Anand |
Lockerbie: David Cameron criticises al-Megrahi release David Cameron has reacted to the death of the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing by saying he should not have been released. | Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, 60,... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) BBC News Death Libya Lockerbie Photos Wikipedia: Lockerbie |
Jailed Israeli president freed briefly | JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman sai... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Austin American Statesman Israel Lawmaker Peace Photos Wikipedia: Moshe Katsav |
NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces | WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. | Anders Fogh Ras... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Austin American Statesman Afghanistan Finance Nato Photos Wikipedia: Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned | JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace. Israeli Prime Mini... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Atlanta Journal Jerusalem Peace Photos Politics Wikipedia: Ehud Olmert |
Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Ele... (photo: US Army / Spc. Jenny Lui) Atlanta Journal Afghanistan Nato Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
Netanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel | JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu g... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Atlanta Journal Africa Immigration Israel Photos Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu |
G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran | Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea ... (photo: EC / EC) Newstrack India G8 Iran Korea Leaders Photos Wikipedia: G8 |
AU Pushes for Sudan Talks By NICHOLAS BARIYO | KAMPALA, Uganda—The African Union has mounted pressure on oil-producing Sudan and South Sudan as it seeks to bring the two back to the negotiat... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti) Wall Street Journal Africa Kampala Photos Sudan Uganda Wikipedia: African Union |
NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan | CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in the... (photo: EC / EC) Daily Press Afghanistan Chicago Leaders Nato Photos Wikipedia: G8 |
Conflict in Nuba mountains may lead to devastating epidemics, say doctors | Health workers warn that UN aid agencies are being prevented from delivering vital supplies of vaccines to the children of refugees fleeing the fighting in Sudan A moth... (photo: UN / Isaac Billy) The Guardian Africa Doctors Health Photos Sudan Wikipedia: Nuba Mountains |
Noda, EU leaders unite on tackling debt crisis | WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has agreed with European Union leaders to work together in addressing Europe's sovereign debt crisis, a Japanese offici... (photo: EC / EC) Japan Times Debt Europe Japan Leaders Photos Wikipedia: Yoshihiko Noda |
Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog | U.S. troops are invading the blogosphere in increasing numbers to speak their minds about everything from the most mundane topics to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Stars and Stripes Afghanistan Defence Iraq Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
How Obama's strategy on Afghanistan war evolved | Â | This article is adapted from âConfront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power,â to be published by Crown on June 5. | Â | It wa... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail) The Dallas Morning News Afghanistan Photos US War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
US exit creates army ripe for recruitment | Illustration: Simon Letch | Numbers coming out of Afghanistan often are scary but try wrapping your head around this one - 123,500. | After a roller-coaster decade of t... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Canberra Times Afghanistan Coalition Photos Recruitment UN Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Our enemy is not only the Taliban, we're fighting time | The American paratroopers crouched in silence as the roar and dust of the Chinook helicopters receded. | The only illumination of their heavy-laden figures was the dese... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) DNA India Enemy Fighting Photos Taliban Troops Wikipedia: Taliban |