As the planned closing of the U.S. military's detention center at Guantánamo Bay draws nearer, human rights activists are raising questions about the treatment of detainees who will be transferred to the U.S. for trial. But while the media has focused virtually all...
The Barack Obama administration -- perhaps the president himself -- will reportedly be launching a new round of authoritative Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations sometime during the upcoming U.N. General Assembly session, which is scheduled to start in New York on...
The official results of Afghanistan's presidential elections won't be known for weeks. The ballots cast around the country need to be brought to Kabul -- some by donkey and helicopter -- and counted. Nevertheless, U.S. officials have rushed to celebrate the process,...
