McChrystal Wants More Troops in Afghanistan
A Fox News report on September 16 cited sources that said U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces...
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Karzai Denies Afghan Vote Fraud, Blames Media
Speaking at his first press conference since Afghanistan's August 20 presidential election, President Hamid...
Japan May Withdraw Support for Afghan War
Yukio Hatoyama took office on September 16 as Japan's new prime minister, following an...
Karzai Gets 54% of Afghan Vote, Dispute Continues
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission released figures on September 16 showing President Hamid Karzai with...
China Calls for WTO to Settle Trade Dispute
China's Ministry of Commerce on September 14 called for the World Trade Organization to...
Will the U.S. Learn From Japan?
“Imagine a team of doctors who think more poison is the solution to poisoning.”...
U.S. and UK Eye Post-election Afghanistan
Weeks after Iraq's August 20 presidential election, with disputed returns giving incumbent President Hamid...
Save the Planet: Take Off Your Coat and Tie
Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, has ordered male government employees to stop...
U.S. Amb. to Karzai: “Don’t Declare Victory”
On September 7, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Lieutenant General Karl W. Eikenberry briefed Secretary...
Israel Approves More West Bank Building
Israeli officials announced on September 4 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will approve the...
Next Japanese PM Meets With U.S. Ambassador
Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama met with the new U.S. ambassador to...
Reporters Dragged Into North Korea
The American television reporters who were imprisoned in North Korea, Euna Lee and Laura...
Lords of Chaos: The Kremlin’s Arms Merchants
“There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That’s one firearm for every...
Karzai Leads in Afghan Election, But Runoff Likely
With more than 60 percent of the votes tallied from Afghanistan's August 20 presidential...
Filipinos want US soldiers out
Calls to renegotiate a treaty that allows U.S. troops to operate in the Philippines...