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Officials said the intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida was expanding its presence in northeastern Syria. They said an increasing number of Al Qaida agents and recruits were operating near the Iraqi border.
The Associated Press Federal investigators in Philadelphia say they have arrested a man who wanted to obtain weapons to ship to Syria, including anti-aircraft missiles.
(Re: “Medical association: Reconsider pot," In Case You Missed It, Nov. 19.) While I’m thrilled that the American Medical Association has finally urged the federal government to rethink its prohibitionist stance on medical marijuana, I can’t help but wonder about their disclaimer, i.e., that this should not be not be viewed as an endorsement of marijuana legalization.
Turkey and Israel Tuesday pledged commitment to improve ties as an Israeli minister held talks in Ankara, the first since the Jewish state's war in Gaza poisoned ties between the two regional allies.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Tuesday that efforts to bring about peace in the Middle East must go on, despite the lack so far of tangible progress.
An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that an agreement with Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close," despite earlier efforts to rein in speculation.
Building a Strong Afghan National Army Could Be America's Best Exit Strategy, But Finding Candidates Is Difficult
The Middle Eastern political conflict has thwarted any progress in keeping the Dead Sea from being reduced to a mere pond, according to a recent AFP report.
By Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY: The first line of "defense" at the 400 Iraqi police checkpoints in Baghdad are small wands with antennas that supposedly detect explosives, but which U.S. officials say are about as useful as Ouija boards. The Iraqi official in charge, Maj. Gen. Jehad al-Jabiri, is so enamored of the devices, according to a November New York Times dispatch, that when American ...
A legendary coach and resident of Monticello for over 40 years, Hib Hill, was inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Assocation’s Hall of Fame last Sunday.
Japan's Yasuhito Endo was voted Asian player of the year, while South Korean club Pohang Steelers and the country's national team both picked up prizes at a colourful ceremony here on Tuesday.
In a preview of his speech next week announcing his plan to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | To borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, and Nidal Hasan represent Islamism 1.0, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the prime minister of Turkey), Tariq Ramadan (a Swiss intellectual), and Keith Ellison (a U.S. congressman) represent Islamism 2.0. The former kill more people but the latter pose a greater threat to Western ...
Japan midfielder Yasuhito Endo was crowned Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Player of the Year at the annual awards on Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Iraq's beleaguered government appears to be seeking to whip up sectarian tensions ahead of planned parliamentary elections with televised confessions by alleged Saddam Hussein loyalists that they were behind Baghdad bombings that killed 153 people in October.
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday a 10-month moratorium of Israeli construction in the occupied West Bank, urging Palestinians to accept the offer and revive long-stalled peace negotiations. Israel would not st...
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