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 BBC News Thu 1 Sep 2011
Gaza ship raid excessive but blockade legal, says UN
A UN report says Israel used "excessive force" in its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year, but said the naval blockade was legal, according to the New York Times. | The UN also found that Isra... (photo: Creative Commons / originally posted to Flickr as OntheWay)
Gaza Israel Photos UN Wikipedia: Gaza flotilla raid |
 Al Jazeera Thu 1 Sep 2011
Is the US government spying on Americans?
| The rise of government surveillance is a troublesome legacy of the September 11 attacks. Today, video cameras are visible everywhere in public places, recording people’s every move. But what a... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy)
Intelligence Photos Terrorism US Wikipedia: USA PATRIOT Act |
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 Denver Post Thu 1 Sep 2011
US counterterror chief: Al-Qaida now on the ropes
| WASHINGTON—On a steady slide. On the ropes. Taking shots to the body and head. | That's how White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan described al-Qaida on ... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Stephen Schester)
Al Qaida Photos Terrorism Washington Wikipedia: Death of Osama bin Laden |
 Independent online Thu 1 Sep 2011
World powers, NTC to map out rebuilding
Paris - Leaders of the Libyan uprising that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi sit down with world powers on Thursday to map out the country's rebuilding, 42 years to the day afte... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Aid Libya Photos War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
 m&c; Thu 1 Sep 2011
Pakistan claims Indian troops kill three on Kashmir border
| Islamabad/New Delhi - The Pakistan Army said Thursday that Indian forces fired at a border post in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing three of its troops... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India Kashmir Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict |
 Khaleej Times Wed 31 Aug 2011
Police say three bombers behind Chechnya attack
GROZNY, Russia - Three suicide bombers were responsible for killing at least nine people in the capital of Russia's Chechnya region, a police official in the North Caucas... (photo: AP / Musa Sadulayev)
Chechnya Europe Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Second Chechen War |
 Middle East Online Wed 31 Aug 2011
Elections in Libya Should be Deferred
| While the Libyan rebels have rightfully celebrated the ousting of Muammar al-Qaddafi after 42-year reign in Libya, turning him from all powerful-dictator to a cowered f... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
Elections Libya Photos War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
 Denver Post Wed 31 Aug 2011
Panel: Widespread waste and fraud in war spending
| WASHINGTON—As much as $60 billion in U.S. tax dollars has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contra... (photo: USAF / Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
Corruption Pentagon Photos War Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States |
 BBC News Wed 31 Aug 2011
Libya's interim leaders reject UN military personnel
Libya's interim leadership has rejected the idea of deploying any kind of international military force, the UN envoy to the country has said. | Ian Martin said the UN had... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini)
Libya Photos UN War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
 The Independent Wed 31 Aug 2011
US forces suffer their deadliest month yet in Afghan campaign
| The cost of war is coming into painful focus for Americans as the month of August closes as the deadliest so far in the decade-long war in Afghanistan, and as a Congres... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
Afghanistan Photos US War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 The Star Wed 31 Aug 2011
Libyan leader sets ultimatum for Gaddafi forces
| TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libya's interim leader on Tuesday gave forces loyal to deposed ruler Muammar Gaddafi a four-day deadline to surrender towns still under the... (photo: AP / Gaia Anderson)
Libya Nato Photos War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
