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U.S. declares Afghanistan major non-NATO ally

kiemtarJul 7, 2012July 7, 20120

The Obama administration on Saturday declared Afghanistan the United States’ newest “major non-NATO ally.” The statement shows U.S. support for long-term stability in Afghanistan and

UN mission in South Sudan gets 12month extension

kiemtarJul 6, 20120

The Security Council today extended for 12 months the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), while focusing its mandate on civilian protection and the

Friends of Syria seek tough action in Paris meeting

kiemtarJul 6, 2012July 6, 20120

Representatives from more than 100 countries are holding talks in Paris in a fresh attempt to decide what should be done to end the violence

Syria: WikiLeaks begins publishing 2.4 million emails as regime defections mount

kiemtarJul 6, 20120

As Syria’s bloody crackdown against its opponents deepens, so do the cracks in President Bashar Assad’s regime. On Thursday, Gen. Manaf Mustafa Tlas, the son

Jobs report looms for Obama

kiemtarJul 6, 20120

President Barack Obama will start the second day of his Rust Belt bus tour Friday with another critical economic report card, courtesy of the latest monthly jobs report that

Syria: senior Assad general defects to rebels

kiemtarJul 6, 20120

The Assad regime suffered the most significant defection of the Syrian uprising on Thursday when a general from one of the country’s most famous families

Scientists: Radioactive polonium-210 found on Yasser Arafat’s toothbrush, clothes

kiemtarJul 4, 20120

Traces of the poisonous element polonium have been found in the belongings of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a Swiss institute said on Wednesday, and

Surge in violence spurs new fears in Iraq

kiemtarJul 4, 20120

A half year after the U.S. military left Iraq, dire predictions seem to be coming true: The country is mired in violence and the government is on

2012 African capital of Islamic culture celebrations begin Thursday

kiemtarJul 4, 20120

The launch of celebrations of the Niger capital, Niamey, as the African region’s capital of Islamic culture for 2012, is slatted for Thursday under the

Islamists destroy cultural sites in Timbuktu, Mali

kiemtarJul 2, 2012July 2, 20120

ISLAMIST rebels say they will continue to destroy historic sites in Mali’s northern city of Timbuktu before they implement strict Shariah law, as Mali’s government