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 Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60
| Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, has died in Libya, family members told news... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) The New York Times
Bombing Libya Lockerbie Photos Wikipedia: Abdelbaset al-Megrahi |
 Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
| CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | The voting that begins Wed... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Herald Tribune
Egypt Election Islamist Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012 |
 Obama on Afghanistan: 'Great challenges ahead'
| US President Barack Obama has said there are "great challenges ahead" but that he is confident Kabul and Nato are on "the right track" to bring secu... (photo: Public Domain / Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) BBC News
Afghanistan Nato Photos War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 Anand suffers shock setback in chess title fight
| AFP - Indian master Viswanathan Anand's world chess crown shook on Sunday when his Israeli challenger won the first game of their 12-match Moscow series after six succe... (photo: Creative Commons / Ygrek) France24
Chess Gaming Photos Sports Wikipedia: Viswanathan Anand |
 Lockerbie: David Cameron criticises al-Megrahi release
David Cameron has reacted to the death of the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing by saying he should not have been released. | Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, 60,... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) BBC News
Death Libya Lockerbie Photos Wikipedia: Lockerbie |
 NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
| WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. | Anders Fogh Ras... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Austin American Statesman
Afghanistan Finance Nato Photos Wikipedia: Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
 Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
| JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace. Israeli Prime Mini... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Atlanta Journal
Jerusalem Peace Photos Politics Wikipedia: Ehud Olmert |
 Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Ele... (photo: US Army / Spc. Jenny Lui) Atlanta Journal
Afghanistan Nato Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
| Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea ... (photo: EC / EC) Newstrack India
G8 Iran Korea Leaders Photos Wikipedia: G8 |
 AU Pushes for Sudan Talks
By NICHOLAS BARIYO | KAMPALA, Uganda—The African Union has mounted pressure on oil-producing Sudan and South Sudan as it seeks to bring the two back to the negotiat... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti) Wall Street Journal
Africa Kampala Photos Sudan Uganda Wikipedia: African Union |
 NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in the... (photo: EC / EC) Daily Press
Afghanistan Chicago Leaders Nato Photos Wikipedia: G8 |
 Conflict in Nuba mountains may lead to devastating epidemics, say doctors
| Health workers warn that UN aid agencies are being prevented from delivering vital supplies of vaccines to the children of refugees fleeing the fighting in Sudan A moth... (photo: UN / Isaac Billy) The Guardian
Africa Doctors Health Photos Sudan Wikipedia: Nuba Mountains |
 Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
| U.S. troops are invading the blogosphere in increasing numbers to speak their minds about everything from the most mundane topics to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Stars and Stripes
Afghanistan Defence Iraq Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 How Obama's strategy on Afghanistan war evolved
| | This article is adapted from “Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power,” to be published by Crown on June 5. | | It wa... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail) The Dallas Morning News
Afghanistan Photos US War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 US exit creates army ripe for recruitment
| Illustration: Simon Letch | Numbers coming out of Afghanistan often are scary but try wrapping your head around this one - 123,500. | After a roller-coaster decade of t... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Canberra Times
Afghanistan Coalition Photos Recruitment UN Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Our enemy is not only the Taliban, we're fighting time
| The American paratroopers crouched in silence as the roar and dust of the Chinook helicopters receded. | The only illumination of their heavy-laden figures was the dese... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) DNA India
Enemy Fighting Photos Taliban Troops Wikipedia: Taliban |
 Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. | Despite the winding down of o... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton) The Daily Telegraph
Afghanistan Britain Photos Troops Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city
| ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd) The Guardian
Photos Protests Syria Violence Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Yemen's hidden war with al-Qaeda
Since 12 May fierce fighting has been raging in southern Yemen between government forces, backed by US advisers, and Islamist militants allied to al-Qaeda in the Arabian ... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed) BBC News
Photos Qaeda War Wikipedia: 20112012 Yemeni revolution Yemen |
 Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. | They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread pove... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Economy Egypt Photos Revolution Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012 |
