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2012-01-24T18:00:00.000-08:00

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Father urges release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit

2011-06-24T12:51:00.000-07:00

Jerusalem-- The father of an Israeli soldier kidnapped five years ago by Palestinian militants has called for his release no matter how high the price.
Noam Shalit told CNN this week it was time for the Israeli government to...
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U.S. government targets Iranian airline, alleged military suppliers

2011-06-23T20:32:00.000-07:00

Washington-- The U.S. government levied a raft of new accusations aimed at Iran and its supporters Thursday, including fresh sanctions on Iran's national airline and indictments against international business executives accused of... Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.us.accusations/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Obama can't 'lead from behind' on Syria

2011-06-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

On March 30 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave his first speech since the start of the popular uprising in his nation. I was listening from a 12-by-12 prison cell in Damascus with 21 other inmates. I had gone to Syria to finish my junior year studying abroad after...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/20/root.syria.us/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

U.S. in peace talks with Taliban, Afghan president says

2011-06-18T10:11:00.000-07:00

Kabul, Afghanistan-- The United States is involved in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a youth group in Kabul on Saturday.
"Peace negotiations with the Taliban and with other countrymen have been..
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NATO condemns fiery speech by Gadhafi

2011-06-18T10:01:00.000-07:00

TRIPOLI, Libya— NATO accused Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Saturday of using mosques and children's parks as shields, saying the longtime ruler who lashed out against alliance airstrikes is the one..
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Who was al Qaeda leader killed in Somalia?

2011-06-13T22:34:00.000-07:00

At midnight last Tuesday, two men were traveling in a black four-wheel drive through the Somali capital, Mogadishu. One was Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the most wanted terrorist in Africa...
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Should Gadhafi be NATO's top target?

2011-06-10T14:53:00.000-07:00

Abu Dhabi -- Night after night, day after day, NATO aircraft have hammered presidential compounds in Tripoli, Libya. I have walked over the piles of rubble.
What I and my CNN colleagues have seen, particularly in recent days, gives additional credence to...
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Gadhafi: 'We will not surrender, we will not give up

2011-06-07T20:34:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi vowed Tuesday that "we will not surrender," even as NATO airstrikes bombarded his compound in Tripoli.
"I am now speaking as planes and bombs fall around me," Gadhafi said in a live audio broadcast on state television. "But my soul is in God's hand. We will not...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/07/libya.war/index.html

U.S. confirms al Qaeda 'military brain' killed in drone attack

2011-06-06T14:55:00.000-07:00

Islamabad, Pakistan-- The U.S. government has confirmed the killing of al Qaeda operational commander Ilyas Kashmiri, the prime minister of Pakistan said Monday.
"The U.S. has confirmed that Ilyas Kashmiri was killed on...
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Afghan president warns NATO against airstrikes that kill civilians

2011-05-31T08:02:00.000-07:00

Kabul, Afghanistan-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned Tuesday that any future NATO airstrikes that kill civilians will be considered attacks against the Afghan people.
The statement came three days after an..
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God Bless America

2011-05-30T07:08:00.000-07:00

God Bless America, and you all.

Abbas sees no hope for talks

2011-05-28T12:27:00.000-07:00

The Palestinian president said on Saturday there were "no shared foundations" for peace talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and seeking U.N. recognition of Palestinian statehood was his only option. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, addressing an Arab League meeting in Doha, expressed concern that...Read More @http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110528/wl_nm/us_palestinians_israel_arabs

Rare morning blasts heard in Tripoli; official: NATO hits compounds

2011-05-28T12:09:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- A series of explosion rocked the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday morning, including blasts at a compound belonging to ruler Moammar Gadhafi and one on a nearby tribal compound, a government official said.
The official said...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/05/28/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T2

Connecting a new generation of military widows

2011-05-27T11:02:00.000-07:00

Spring Lake, North Carolina-- Taryn Davis says she felt lost and isolated after burying her husband, a 22-year-old Army corporal killed in Iraq four years ago.
While she struggled with her grief, it seemed that those around her found..
Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/26/cnnheroes.davis.military.widows/index.html

North Korea releases American detained since November

2011-05-27T10:36:00.000-07:00

An American detained by North Korea since November has been released, state-run news agency reported Friday, following a four-day visit by a U.S. delegation assessing the country's food shortages.
Eddie Yong Su Jun, a Korean-American businessman, was...
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Yemeni jets bomb opposition tribal forces

2011-05-27T10:28:00.000-07:00

In an escalation of Yemen's crisis, air force combat jets bombed tribal forces opposed to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a senior defense official said.
At least seven air force bombers were...
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Suicide blast kills 25 in Pakistan; Taliban claims responsibility

2011-05-26T20:37:00.000-07:00

Islamabad, Pakistan-- The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan that left at least 25 people dead, saying it was part of a series of attacks to avenge the killing of...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/pakistan.violence/index.html?hpt=T2

NATO warplanes bomb Libyan capital repeatedly

2011-05-23T19:49:00.000-07:00

TRIPOLI, Libya - NATO warplanes bombarded targets in Tripoli with more than 20 airstrikes early Tuesday, striking around Muammar Qaddafi's residential compound in what appeared to be....
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Grief, anger in Syria after deadly violence

2011-05-21T14:49:00.000-07:00

At least four people were killed and dozens more were injured on Saturday when security forces in the restive Syrian city of Homs Saturday greeted anguished mourners with brute force, an activist told...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/21/syria.unrest/index.html?hpt=T2

Israeli-Palestinian peace after Obama's speech

2011-05-21T14:32:00.000-07:00

Former Congressman Robert Wexler, President of the Center for Middle East Peace, and a close Obama advisor on Middle East issues highlights the parts of the speech with significant implications for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. This is the first time an American president has...Read More @http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/19/israeli-palestinian-peace-after-obamas-speech/

Rebels battle Gadhafi forces in Libyan mountains

2011-05-21T14:21:00.000-07:00

Zintan, Libya-- Over the past two days, Moammar Gadhafi's forces have unleashed their biggest attack yet against one of the mountainous rebel strongholds in western Libya, according to one of his former generals.
Haji Usama, as he is known to...
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U.S. slaps sanctions on Syrian president for crackdown

2011-05-18T18:33:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON— The United States slapped sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad and six senior Syrian officials for human rights abuses over their brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, for the first time personally penalizing the Syrian leader for actions of his security forces.Read More @ http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-05-18-Syria-sanctions_n.htm

International arrest warrant sought for Qaddafi

2011-05-16T10:29:00.000-07:00

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has officially asked the court to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar al Qaddafi, his son Saif al Islam, and Libya's head of intelligence, Abdullah Al Senussi, who is Qaddafi's brother-in-law, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Specifically, the warrants name Qaddafi for the commission of two categories...
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Gadhafi: 'You can't reach me to kill me'

2011-05-13T17:27:00.000-07:00

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi taunted his opponents in an audio recording aired on state television Friday, proving he is alive after...Read More @http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43021416/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

U.S. was prepared to fight Pakistani forces, officials say

2011-05-11T19:31:00.000-07:00

The Obama administration had "very detailed contingency plans" for military action against Pakistani forces if they had tried to stop the U.S. attack on Osama bin Laden's compound, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the plan.
Their names are not disclosed because of...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/pakistan.us.military.fight/index.html?iref=obinsite

Pakistani official denies leak of CIA agent's name

2011-05-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he was killed during a raid by U.S. forces a week ago.

Abbottabad, Pakistan-- News outlets in Pakistan have made public the name of an American they identified as the CIA station chief, but a senior Pakistani intelligence official said Monday the person named is...

U.S. says Bin Laden was communicating with terrorists

2011-05-11T19:17:00.000-07:00

Data and documents taken from the compound show that messages from Osama bin Laden did make it out of the compound to other members of al Qaeda, a U.S. official says.
"There are strong indications there is... Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/11/bin.laden.communication/index.html?hpt=T1

Pakistan wants 'blame game' to end

2011-05-09T19:22:00.000-07:00

Abbottabad, Pakistan---Pakistan will allow the United States to question or take into custody the apparent wives of Osama bin Laden only if their "country of origin has been asked for permission," a senior Pakistani intelligence source told...
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2011-05-09T11:16:00.000-07:00

In his first public comments on Pakistan since the death of Osama bin Laden, President Obama said the al-Qaeda leader must have had "some sort of support network" there, although he doesn't know if it included government officials...Read More @ http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-05-08-obama-bin-laden-pakistan_n.htm

Bin Laden's compound: Tourist draw or bound for wrecking ball?

2011-05-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

Since the Al-Qaeda kingpin was killed Monday, followers and everyday curiosity seekers have flocked to the residential compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he hid away until he...Read More @ http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/05/bin-ladens-compound-tourist-attraction-or-bound-for-the-wrecking-ball/169260/1

Muslim scholars pulled from Delta plane in Memphis

2011-05-08T14:54:00.000-07:00

BOSTON – Two Muslim scholars headed to a conference on American fears of Islam were pulled from a morning flight on Friday, and were later told that the pilot had refused to fly with them aboard.
Masudur Rahman, a professor of Arabic at the University of Memphis, and Mohamed Zaghloul, Imam at the Islamic Association of Greater Memphis, were asked to... Read More @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110507/us_nm/us_muslims_plane

Official: Bin Laden material shows threats to railways, key cities

2011-05-05T20:52:00.000-07:00

New York-- Information taken from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan indicates that al Qaeda was mulling attacks on a handful of U.S. cities, timed to significant dates, a U.S. official said.
One law enforcement source said that an alert issued Thursday and...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/bin.laden.main/index.html?hpt=T1

Explosions rock Iraqi capital, killing 12

2011-05-03T20:45:00.000-07:00

Baghdad-- Twelve Iraqis were killed and 37 others were wounded Tuesday in five separate explosions across the Iraqi capital, according to Interior Ministry officials.
The first attack was a "sticky bomb" which was attached to a vehicle belonging to Iraq's Ministry of Trade. The device exploded on a..
.Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.baghdad.explosions/index.html?hpt=T2

Will bin Laden's death free the Taliban to make peace?

2011-05-03T20:37:00.000-07:00

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was quick to suggest that the death of Osama bin Laden offered a unique opportunity for a wider settlement in a region riven by warfare and insurgency.
"Our message to the Taliban remains the same," she said Monday. "You cannot wait us out, you cannot defeat us, but you can make the choice to... Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/03/bin.laden.clinton/index.html?hpt=C2

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2011-05-02T06:15:00.000-07:00

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Libya says Gadhafi's son killed in airstrike, vows death to 'invaders'

2011-05-02T05:57:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya---The Libyan government said Sunday that ruler Moammar Gadhafi's son and three of his grandchildren died in a NATO airstrike that the longtime strongman and his wife survived.
Gadhafi and his wife were in...
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Bin Laden killed in Pakistan

2011-05-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night. Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/bin.laden.obit/index.html?hpt=C1

2011-04-30T12:33:00.000-07:00

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2011-04-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

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Libyan government forces make another push for embattled Misrata

2011-04-29T14:23:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- Libyan government forces seeking to re-enter the embattled port city of Misrata Friday killed at least nine people and wounded 30 others, a doctor who is a...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/29/libya.war/index.html

Afghan official: Man opens fire on Americans in Kabul; 9 dead

2011-04-27T07:21:00.000-07:00

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight coalition troops and a civilian were killed Wednesday in a shooting at an Afghan air force compound in Kabul, officials said.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan said an Afghan military pilot opened fire on international troops, sparking a "gunfight." The Taliban, however,
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Why attack Libya and not Syria?

2011-04-27T07:15:00.000-07:00

Two countries, two cases of extreme violence committed against citizens by their own government.
In one case, the Obama administration responds with military force. In the other, it doesn't.
Why? Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/26/u.s..libya.syria/index.html?hpt=T1

A top insurgent in Afghanistan killed, coalition confirms

2011-04-26T07:44:00.000-07:00

Kabul, Afghanistan-- A top al Qaeda leader regarded as the "number two overall targeted insurgent" in Afghanistan has been killed in a coalition air strike this month, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Tuesday.
The militant is Abu Hafs al-Najdi, also known as..Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/afghanistan.insurgent.killed/index.html

American casualties in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond

2011-04-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

Take a closer look at the American service members who have died in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and in other related conflicts around the world. Official deaths confirmed by the Pentagon; may be different than numbers that appear in media reports due to delays in Pentagon confirmation and/or inclusion of deaths outside of Iraq and Afghanistan... See More @ http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/casualties.htm

5 killed in new Syria clashes, witnesses say

2011-04-25T07:52:00.000-07:00

BEIRUT— Syria sharply escalated its already deadly campaign to crush a five-week uprising early Monday, sending troops backed by tanks, snipers and knife-wielding security forces into the southern city where the rebellion began. At least five people were killed and dozens arrested, witnesses and activists said... Read More @ http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-04-25-syria-unrest.htm

Report: Airstrikes hit Gadhafi compound

2011-04-25T07:38:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is alive despite what a Libyan government official called a NATO attempt to kill him by bombing his compound, a government spokesman asserted in a defiant statement Monday.
"The message that was sent by...
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McCain arrives in Libyan rebel stronghold

2011-04-23T06:36:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- An airstrike Saturday hit a parking lot outside the compound in central Tripoli of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, killing three people, a government spokesman said.
Musa Ibrahim said...
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McCain pushes heavier U.S. involvement in Libya

2011-04-23T06:10:00.000-07:00

Benghazi, Libya-- Libyan opposition leaders received a major morale boost Friday when a top U.S. senator made a surprise visit to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and urged greater American involvement in the bloody campaign to oust strongman Moammar Gadhafi.
The visit from Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, came a day after the..
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Source: Security forces in Syrian town fire at funeral procession

2011-04-23T05:39:00.000-07:00

Security forces in a Damascus suburb opened fire at a funeral procession Saturday, a witness said, as thousands of people across the country turned out to mourn the dozens of protesters slain the day before.
The eyewitness told CNN that the assault in Douma occurred as...
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43 shot dead during 'Great Friday' Syria protests

2011-04-22T15:33:00.000-07:00

Violence swept across Syria on Friday, with at least 43 people reported killed in another bloody day of confrontation between government forces and demonstrators calling for political change. Reliable numbers were difficult to come by. Amnesty International, citing local human rights activists, reported that...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/22/syria.unrest/index.html?hpt=T1

Military to pursue first capital prosecution against terror suspect

2011-04-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

Washington-- Military prosecutors have recommended the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the deadly 2000 bombing of the destroyer USS Cole.
The announcement Wednesday from...
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2 photographers killed in Libya

2011-04-20T17:16:00.000-07:00

Oscar nominee Tim Hetherington and acclaimed photojournalist Chris Hondros died Wednesday while chronicling the gritty violence in the war-torn city of Misrata in Libya, their agencies said. Two other photographers were hurt in the incident, according to..
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Officials: Plane carrying first lady got too close to military C-17

2011-04-20T06:11:00.000-07:00

Washington-- A plane carrying Michelle Obama had to abort its landing on Monday after it came too close to a military C-17 cargo plane ahead of it, according to a senior administration official and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The planes -- which were both trying to land -- were.. Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/19/michelle.obama.plane/index.html

Raul Castro to lead Cuba's Communist Party

2011-04-20T06:01:00.000-07:00

Havana, Cuba-- Cuba's Communist Party elected President Raul Castro on Tuesday to succeed his older brother Fidel Castro as head of the country's highest political body and only legal party.
On the last day of...
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Libyan opposition pleads for military humanitarian intervention

2011-04-20T05:44:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- In a country where civilians live in chronic fear of ruler Moammar Gadhafi's troops, Libya's main opposition body has pleaded for an international military intervention to create a humanitarian path to protect residents of besieged cities.
Libyans are "being slaughtered every day by...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/20/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1

U.S. must not overlook China's rights abuses

2011-04-19T11:06:00.000-07:00

Editor's note: Sharon K. Hom is executive director of Human Rights in China, a non-governmental organization based in Hong Kong and New York. She is professor of law emeriti at the City University of New York School of Law and has over 14 years of legal training and exchange experience in China.
Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/01/19/hom.china.us.relations/index.html

Iranian engineers abducted in Afghanistan

2011-04-19T10:57:00.000-07:00

At least seven Iranian engineers have been kidnapped in western Afghanistan, Iranian media reported on Monday, citing officials. Iran's state-run Press TV said...
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Britain sending military team to Libya

2011-04-19T10:46:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- Britain said Tuesday it is expanding its presence in Libya with military advisers while the European Union said it is prepared to send troops for humanitarian assistance if requested by...
Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/19/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T2

Syrian Cabinet moves to lift emergency law while clashes rage

2011-04-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

Syria's Cabinet approved a "draft decree" to abolish the country's notorious state of emergency law as another day of clashes erupted in the simmering country's heartland, the country's media reported Tuesday. The move is among several made by...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/19/syria.unrest/index.html?hpt=T1

Government shutdown avoided, but budget battles rage on

2011-04-18T18:58:00.000-07:00

America avoided a government shutdown late Friday, when the White House and congressional leaders agreed on a deal to fund the government through September, the end of the fiscal year.Read More @ http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/april/231442/Government-shutdown-avoided-but-budget-battles-rage-on

Official: 5 troops killed in Afghanistan bombing are all Americans

2011-04-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

Five troops killed in a suicide bombing this weekend at a military base in eastern Afghanistan were members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, a senior U.S. military official said Sunday. Earlier, authorities had said.. Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/afghanistan.attack/index.html?hpt=T2

Suicide attacks kill 3, wound 20 in Iraqi capital

2011-04-18T10:08:00.000-07:00

A pair of suicide car bombs exploded near a security checkpoint in central Baghdad Monday morning, killing at least three people and wounding 20 others, Iraq's interior ministry said.
The casualties included Iraqi security forces and civilians, according to the ministry.
The attack took place at...
Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/18/iraq.violence/index.html?hpt=T2

The West is to blame for regional unrest, Ahmadinejad says

2011-04-18T10:03:00.000-07:00

Tehran, Iran-- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for unrest bubbling throughout the Middle East and North Africa in a speech Monday on Iran's National Army Day.
"They are trying to foment discord in the region. They are trying to..
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Syrian forces kill 24, opposition source says

2011-04-18T08:52:00.000-07:00

Syrian security forces killed as many as 24 people over the past two days in areas where anti-government protests have been under way, an opposition source said Monday. Eleven people were killed in Talbisa and 21 were wounded, the opposition source said. Some of the victims were killed when...
Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/18/syria.unrest/index.html?hpt=T2

Attack kills police chief in southern Afghan flashpoint

2011-04-16T09:14:00.000-07:00

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in the volatile city of Kandahar on Friday, killing a top police official and two others, the Interior Ministry said.
Khan Mohammad Mujahed -- the police chief of Kandahar province, in the country's war-wracked southern region -- was...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/afghanistan.violence/index.html

North Korea identifies detained American

2011-04-16T09:02:00.000-07:00

North Korea has identified a detained American man, who was arrested last year for "committing a crime" against the reclusive nation, according to state-run media. "U.S. citizen Jun Young Su was arrested in November 2010 and...
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Soldier accused of killing Afghan citizens to stand trial

2011-04-13T18:44:00.000-07:00

The trial of a soldier accused of killing Afghan citizens for sport is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Spc. Jeremy Morlock is charged with three counts of murder. He is accused of killing one Afghan civilian in...
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Blasphemy vigilantes kill exonerated man

2011-04-13T18:37:00.000-07:00

Talahore, Pakistan-- Mohamed Imran had been accused, jailed, tried and cleared: if anything, society owed him a debt as a man wrongfully accused.
But his crime was blasphemy. He was meant to have said something derogatory about.. Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/pakistan.blasphemy.vigilantes/index.html

Boy in Pakistan tells police of school for suicide bombing

2011-04-10T06:55:00.000-07:00

Islamabad, Pakistan-- A sorrowful Pakistani teen suspected of collaborating in this week's deadly suicide bombing at a Sufi shrine is claiming to police that scores of his young peers at a camp in the nation's perilous tribal region are being trained to stage attacks...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/pakistan.teen.bomber/index.html?hpt=Mid

Iraqis demonstrate against U.S. troop presence

2011-04-09T08:49:00.000-07:00

Baghdad, Iraq-- Tens of thousands of demonstrators in eastern Baghdad marked the eighth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime with a protest Saturday against the American troop presence there.
The demonstrators, followers of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, rallied in..Read More @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/09/iraq.demonstrations/index.html?hpt=T2

Video shows tsunami crashing into Fukushima nuclear site

2011-04-09T08:41:00.000-07:00

Tokyo-- A brief video clip released Saturday captures the massive tsunami that crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant, showing the wall of water that slammed into the facility and created an ongoing crisis...Read More @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2

Federal shutdown avoided, 2012 budget fight looms

2011-04-09T08:25:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON – A last-minute budget deal forged amid bluster and tough bargaining averted an embarrassing federal shutdown, cut billions in spending and provided the first major test of the divided government that voters ushered in five months ago.
Working late into Friday night...
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Gadhafi, in letter, asks Obama to end air strikes

2011-04-06T15:07:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama on Wednesday to end what Gadhafi called "an unjust war." He also wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election next year.
"You are a man who has enough courage to annul a wrong and...Read More @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_libya

Highly radioactive water from power plant no longer gushing into sea

2011-04-06T05:51:00.000-07:00

Tokyo-- Workers scored a key victory Wednesday in their struggle to gain the upper hand in the weeks-long crisis at the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear power facility, though a top Japanese official cautioned that the fight was far from over.
At daybreak, authorities with the...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2

Official: 2 Americans killed while training Afghan policemen By the CNN Wire Staff

2011-04-04T11:52:00.000-07:00

Kabul, Afghanistan-- Two American NATO-led troops were killed by an Afghan Border Police officer Monday, a local official told CNN.
The victims were teaching a group of border policemen in a meeting room in Faryab in northern Afghanistan, according to the deputy governor of...Read More @
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Sources: Gadhafi forces strike Misrata clinic; shelling heard in city

2011-04-03T09:39:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- The deadly battles in Libya forged ahead Sunday as pro-government forces shelled a medical clinic in the city of Misrata, killing one person and wounding 15 others, a hospital source said.
The source, a doctor who was not identified for...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/03/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T2

Attack on NATO base in Afghanistan fails

2011-04-02T09:37:00.000-07:00

Kabul, Aghanistan (CNN) -- Three suicide attackers died Saturday in a strike on a NATO base in Afghanistan's capital, the Interior Ministry said.
The incident occurred at Camp Phoenix in Kabul.
Two of them detonated explosive devices near the base and another was shot and killed by...Read More @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/afghanistan.attack/index.html?hpt=T2

Kurdish protest turns violent in northern Iraq

2011-04-02T09:22:00.000-07:00

Baghdad, Iraq-- A peaceful protest turned violent in northern Iraq on Friday when hundreds of Kurdish protesters clashed with riot police, security officials there said.
Security officials said angry protesters stormed shops in..Full Story @http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/01/iraq.protest/index.html?hpt=T2

Who is Saif al-Islam Gadhafi?

2011-04-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

Once thought to be a leading reformer inside the Libyan government, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi has emerged as one of his father's most-visible defenders. What roles does he now have to play? FULL STORY

Battles rage in Libya

2011-04-01T09:28:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Battles raged in Libya Friday as mixed messages of peace put forth from several corners brought no guarantees of an end to the bloody conflict.
In the rebels' stronghold of Benghazi, Libyan opposition leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil laid out conditions for a cease-fire with Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Among them were... Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/01/libya.war/index.html

Al Qaeda responds to CNN

2011-03-31T10:07:00.000-07:00

Editor's note: Peter Bergen is the director of the national security studies program at the New America Foundation in Washington, a fellow at New York University's Center on Law and Security and CNN's national security analyst. He is the author of the new book, "The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda." Tune in to "The Situation Room" today at 5 ET to see Wolf Blitzer's interview with Peter Bergen. Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/31/bergen.al.qaeda.responds/index.html

Once prosperous, Libyan city now bears many scars of war

2011-03-31T09:56:00.000-07:00

Misrata, Libya-- Five weeks of battle and Misrata looks grim. Bullets made Swiss cheese of buildings. Wreckage litters streets that are empty save opposition fighters desperately defending their city against Moammar Gadhafi's heavy armor.
The Libyan leader laid siege to the nation's third...Read More @

Until uprising, Gadhafi’s son was on U.S. internship

2011-03-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

When unrest exploded in Libya last month, Khamis Gadhafi--the youngest son of the country's embattled leader Muammar Gadhafi--wasn't around. He was on an internship program in the United States. Khamis, who runs Libya's special forces, quickly returned to...Read More @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110329/ts_yblog_thelookout/until-uprising-gadhafis-son-was-on-u-s-internship

Gadhafi: Libya's flamboyant, mercurial ruler

2011-03-30T07:06:00.000-07:00

Once called the "mad dog of the Middle East," Libya's often flamboyantly dressed ruler, Moammar Gadhafi, has ruled the north African nation for 42 years. But Libya's 679,362 square miles and 6.4 million people have rarely seemed enough for Gadhafi, who in 2008 gathered a group of..Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/21/libya.gadhafi.profile/index.html

International diplomats unite against Gadhafi

2011-03-30T06:57:00.000-07:00

London-- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government has "completely lost legitimacy," and military action against the regime must continue until attacks on civilians stop and humanitarian assistance is allowed to pass freely, international diplomats meeting in London concluded Tuesday.
Envoys from more than...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/29/libya.diplomats/index.html?eref=edition_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fedition_world+%28RSS%3A+World%29

Only 14, Bangladeshi girl charged with adultery was lashed to death

2011-03-30T06:38:00.000-07:00

Darbesh Khan and his wife, Aklima Begum, had no choice but to watch their youngest daughter being whipped until she dropped

Shariatpur, Bangladesh-- Hena Akhter's last words to her mother proclaimed her innocence. But it was too late to save the 14-year-old girl.
Her fellow villagers in Bangladesh's Shariatpur district had already passed harsh judgment on her. Guilty, they said, of having...Read More @ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/bangladesh.lashing.death/index.html?eref=edition_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fedition_world+%28RSS%3A+World%29

Seven die in Pakistan suicide bike bombing

2011-03-30T06:30:00.000-07:00

At least seven people have been killed when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up near a crowd in north-western Pakistan, police say.

The crowd had gathered along a road to greet a prominent hardline Islamist leader, Maulana Fazlur Rehman of...Read More @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12904764

Gaddafi forces push rebels back

2011-03-30T06:20:00.000-07:00

Rebels in Libya are struggling to hold their front line after Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces recaptured several towns in the east of the country.

The rebels have now lost the... Read More @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12906562

Syria's President Assad vows to defeat 'plot'

2011-03-30T06:08:00.000-07:00

"Syria is a target of a big plot from outside - its timing, its format has been speeded up," he said.
People were "duped" to go into the streets, he said, in his first speech since anti-government demonstrations erupted two weeks ago.
More than 60 people have...Read More @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12904156

2011-03-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan forces pounded parts of Misrata on Tuesday, with tanks firing mortar shells and troops using heavy artillery in an effort to retake control of the city, a witness told CNN.

Coalition planes circled overhead but did not strike the tanks, he said.

As representatives of numerous countries met in... Read More @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/29/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1

Massive ray slams woman on boat in Florida Keys

2011-03-29T09:29:00.000-07:00

Miami-- A huge eagle ray weighing as much as 300 pounds landed on top of a woman on a boat in the Florida Keys last week, throwing her to the deck and pinning her underneath it, the captain of the boat told CNN.
The woman, Jenny Hausch, was on...Read More @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/29/florida.ray.tourist/index.html?hpt=T2

Uganda's President on the Gadhafi he knows

2011-03-29T09:18:00.000-07:00

Editor’s Note: Yoweri Museveni has served as the President of Uganda for the past 25 years, during which time he has interacted repeatedly with Col. Moammar Gadhafi. For a profile of Museveni, click here. The unedited article below solely expresses the views of President Museveni.

By Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
By the time Col. Muammar al-Gadhafi came to power in 1969, I was a..Read More @http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/28/ugandas-president-on-the-gadhafi-he-knows/

Air raids hit Gadhafi stronghold of Sirte in Libya

2011-03-27T16:39:00.000-07:00

RAS LANOUF, Libya – International air raids targeted Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte for the first time Sunday night as rebels quickly closed in on the regime stronghold, a formidable obstacle that must be overcome for government opponents to reach the capital Tripoli...Read More @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110327/ap_on_re_af/af_libya

Did one woman's pot go up in smoke?

2011-03-26T07:45:00.000-07:00

Elvy Musikka, 71, of Eugene, Oregon, says the post office lost something that could cost her more than just a buzz. She could lose her eyesight. Six metal tins packed with medical marijuana joints --1,800 in all -- are in...Read More @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/25/fea.medical.marijuana/index.html?hpt=C2

In key win for rebels, Gadhafi forces withdraw from Ajdabiya

2011-03-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

Ajdabiya, Libya-- Aided by coalition air strikes, Libyan opposition forces claimed victory Saturday over Moammar Gadhafi's forces in wresting control of a strategically located eastern city while a battle in the west raged as loyalist tanks resumed the shelling of Misrata.
Loyalist forces retreated Saturday after...Read More @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/26/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1

Obama juggles Libya promises, realities

2011-03-25T15:19:00.000-07:00

Washington-- The domestic political stakes of America's military intervention in Libya grew Friday, with critics continuing to question the mission's organization, cost and consequences.
The Obama administration, meanwhile, worked to balance promises of a rapid U.S. transition to a...Read More @ http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/25/obama.libya/index.html?hpt=T1

Groups report gunfire, explosion at mosque in southern Syria

2011-03-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

Violence flared in the southern city of Daraa as Syrian security forces opened fire into a crowd of demonstrators in front of mosque early Wednesday, witnesses said.
Reports from human rights and advocacy groups said up to six people were killed and a number of others wounded in the incident.
An eyewitness who did not want his named used for...Read More @http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/23/syria.protests/

Libyan civil war: An opening for al Qaeda and jihad?

2011-03-23T08:05:00.000-07:00

The town of Derna is not much to look at -- a heap of Soviet-style concrete buildings in a deprived and windswept corner of eastern Libya. But it has a rich history -- fought over and colonized since Roman times -- and a stunning location on...Read More @http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/23/libya.islamists/index.html

Libyan town quiet after a night of coalition airstrikes

2011-03-23T07:57:00.000-07:00

Tripoli, Libya-- Some signs of normalcy sprouted Wednesday in the besieged western Libyan town of Misrata after a night of coalition airstrikes that witnesses said targeted encampments of forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi.
"It is relatively quiet today -- this is...Read More @http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/23/libya.war/index.html