Almost 90 killed in attack targeting Pakistan's Shi'a Muslims Tragedy continues in southwest Pakistan A massive explosion on Saturday at a crowded market in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta killed 80 to 90 people and wounded nearly 200, primarily Shi'a... (photo: AP / Arshad Butt) Foreign Policy Bombing Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: February 2013 Quetta bombing |
Assad says confident of winning Syria war President Bashar Al Assad said he is confident his troops will win the conflict ravaging Syria, as new calls were made on Monday for the International Criminal Court to launch a probe into war crimes.... (photo: AP / SANA) Khaleej Times Photos Syria Troops War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
Army plows ahead with troubled war-zone program A $250 million Army program designed to aid U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has been riddled by serious problems that include payroll padding, sexual harassment and racism, a USA TODAY probe has... (photo: US Army / Teddy Wade) Stars and Stripes Afghanistan Defence Iraq Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Israel Prisoner X: Ben Zygier 'leaked Mossad secrets' Israel secretly imprisoned an Australian man who worked for its Mossad spy agency because it believed he had divulged details of his work, an Australian news programme has reported. ABC News said Ben... (photo: AP / Andrew Brownbill) BBC News Australia Israel Photos Prisoner X Wikipedia: Prisoner X |
Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims Baghdad Blasts Al-Qaida&aposs; Iraqi wing has claimed responsibility for a series of car bomb blasts in the capital that killed at least 28 people and wounded around 100 others in predominantly Shi&aposite;... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Voa News Baghdad Defence Photos Qaida Wikipedia: Baghdad |
Netanyahu warns against 'overexposure' JERUSALEM -- Wading into the furor surrounding the death in secret custody of an Australian-Israeli man reported to have been an Israeli spy, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that... (photo: AP / Abir Sultan, Pool) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Governemnt Israel Photos Politics Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu |
Libya’s struggle to deliver justice fuels violence Col. Faraj el-Dersi, who defected to the rebel side from Moammar Gaddafi’s police force, was gunned down late last year on the streets of Benghazi, and he bled to death in the arms of his teenage... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini) Khaleej Times Libya Military Photos Violence Wikipedia: Libyan civil war |
Runoff Is Set for President in Cyprus NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will hold a presidential runoff election next week after no candidate won an outright majority in the first round of voting on Sunday. Connect With Us on Twitter... (photo: AP / Petros Karadjias) The New York Times Cyprus Election Nicos Anastasiades Photos Wikipedia: Cypriot presidential election, 2013 |
Boiling down the Lieberman affair: The line between criminal offense and a simple favor The primary challenge facing the prosecution in the Avigdor Lieberman case... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Ha'aretz Governemnt Israel Photos Politics Wikipedia: Avigdor Lieberman |
Michael Jordan's 50 Greatest Plays of all Time Michael Jordan turns 50 today, so what better time to look back at the 50 of the most sensational jump shots, slam dunks and plays that made him into the... (photo: AP / Chuck Burton, File) Mashable Basketball Michael Jordan Photos Sportstar Wikipedia: Michael Jordan |