The P5+1 – the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany – will present Tehran with a secret incentive package in the next few days to convince Iran to suspend its enrichment program and enter negotiations. There is little doubt that Tehran...
BAQUBA - The water supply is drying out in what was once the agriculturally rich Diyala province north of Baghdad. Baquba, the capital city of Diyala, is now running out of water both for drinking and for irrigation. The water supply has been hit by power failures....
In a joint press conference held this week with the head of the European Commission, Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that the talks with Iran that began on April 21 to "clarify" certain "alleged...
The Russian leadership pulled off its political version of musical chairs this week. President Vladimir Putin, who has served two terms and under the Russian constitution can’t run again, stepped down in favor of his protégé, the little-known Dmitri...
Updated at 9:32 p.m. EDT, May 10, 2008The Iraqi government and Mahdi army sources have apparently reached an agreement to suspend fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City suburb; however, the U.S. military continued air strikes. At least 50 Iraqis were killed and 147 were...
Updated at 7:15 p.m. EDT, May 8, 2008Iraqi authorities ordered residents of Sadr City to temporarily abandon the Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad as fighting between Iraqi forces and the Mahdi army continue. At least 52 Iraqis were killed and 157 more were wounded across the...
For decades most Americans weren't aware that there was a Georgia other than the southern state. Today most Americans probably still aren't aware that there is another Georgia. Yet U.S. officials are breathing fire at Russia for confronting the country of Georgia, a...
NEW DELHI - Faced with continuing domestic opposition to the United States-India nuclear cooperation deal, the Indian government has launched "one last push" to complete negotiations before the window of opportunity slams shut. But the chances of success for...
JERUSALEM - As Israel marks its 60th anniversary, Israelis are deeply pessimistic about the prospects of peace with their neighbors, with an overwhelming majority believing they will be at war again within the next five years. According to the April issue of Tel Aviv...
The first shots of what appears to be a renewed Lebanese civil war rang out three days ago as the U.S.-backed government cracked down on Hezbollah, the main opposition party, with a ban on the group's private telecommunications network and the attempted ouster of an...
