Middle East
Turkey pressures Syria to end crackdown
Pressure on the Syrian regime and its violent crackdown on dissent stepped up a notch as Turkey's foreign minister arrives in Damascus for talks.
Helicopter crash kills 30 American troops
Afghan insurgents shot down the US transport helicopter in the Tangi Valley of Wardak Province, to the west of Kabul....
Hosni Mubarak goes on trial, defended by celebrity lawyer
Egypt's former president goes on trial for corruption and ordering the killing of demonstrators, and could face the death penalty....
UN condemns Syrian government for 'violations of human rights'
More than 140 people have been killed in as the Syrian government attempts to crush the democratic uprising in the city of Hama....
Protests in Israel over high cost of living
Israelis feeling the pinch from low salaries, high prices and steep taxes on consumer goods stage protests throughout the country....
Middle East unrest as the Ramadan holiday begins
Syria's government cracked down on democratic protesters in the city of Hama on Sunday, leaving as many as 130 dead....
Israel's new legislative initiatives raise concerns
Many Israelis question new laws aimed at preventing non-governmental groups from delegitimizing the Jewish state. ...
NATO begins transfer of power to Afghan Army
NATO troops hand power over to the Afghan National Army in Lashkar Gar, the capital of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan....
Suicidicide attack at Ahmed Wali Karzai's funeral
A suicide bomb attack killed at least four people at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai in Kandahar....
Ahmed Wali Karzai assassinated in Kandahar
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead at point blank range this morning....
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