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Syria rebels bloodied, battered, but defiant

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:23:01 EST

Clarissa Ward sees ragtag rebels engage Syrian army, lose 4 men, then parade their bodies defiantly past regime forces

Report: U.S. to slash Iraq Embassy staff

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:32:20 EST

In the wake American military withdrawal, the U.S. is planning to reduce embassy personnel by up to half, the New York Times reports

Iran: We can attack U.S. interests "anywhere"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:51:29 EST

Nation's ambassador to Russia says it's capable to strike U.S. assets but will only do so to retaliate

Pakistani fishermen reel in 40-foot whale shark

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:50:02 EST

Five cranes reportedly needed to pull 7-ton carcass out of water in Karachi; Fish sold for $18,000

Syria's Christians stand by Assad

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:11:04 EST

Global Post: Syria's Christians have tied their fortunes to President Assad's clan, and fear his ouster would be theirs too

Mexico's ruling party picks first woman presidential candidate

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:07:47 EST

Josefina Vazquez Mota to represent conservative National Action Party in July elections; Mother of three trails by 20 points in polls

Cold weather could impact Russia protest

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:38:35 EST

Freezing temperatures could reduce the number of demonstrators participating in a protest against Putin on Saturday

Iran helping al Qaeda? War "hysteria" builds

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:02:40 EST

Some U.S. officials suggest Iran forging alliance with terror group - the latest dire, but unconfirmed warning as Iran lashes out, again

Muslim Brotherhood backs crackdown on U.S. NGOs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:19:02 EST

GlobalPost: Egypt's military rulers getting support for investigation into U.S. aid groups because they may do harm

Pakistan rejects claims of ongoing ties with Taliban

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:16:29 EST

Foreign minister denies leaked NATO report's assertion that Pakistan security forces continue to aid Taliban in Afghanistan

Report: NATO says Pakistan aiding Taliban

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:34 EST

A secret NATO report lays out a broad pattern of Pakistan undermining NATO efforts in Afghanistan, BBC reports

Mexican health officials keep careful eye on Swine flu spike

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:14:05 EST

Despite surge in January 2012, overall cases down last year says Mexican Health Secretary

U.S. enemies in Pakistan getting organized

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:36:17 EST

GlobalPost: Militants, mullahs, retired military men forming powerful alliance to promote anti-American agenda

Report: Karzai "plans talks with Taliban"

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:10:53 EST

The Muslim extremist group gaining legitimacy as all parties struggle to curtail Afghan violence

Report: Pentagon plans floating military base in Mideast

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:56:14 EST

WP: Rising tensions with Iran prompt U.S. to deploy "mothership" as base for commando operations in the area

Nearly 100 Pakistanis die from bad medicine

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:54:46 EST

About 300 more patients hospitalized after bad batch of heart drugs linked to deaths; Drug company owners arrested

Australian politician steals speech from "The American President"

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:20:02 EST

Australian Labour Party member admits speechwriter wrote his speech, says he had no clue it took lines from 1995 movie

Video: Chinese soldiers passing a live grenade

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:44:11 EST

A video from China state TV purports to show soldiers passing a grenade, then throwing it in a hole just before it blows up

Sextuplets born to Afghan woman

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:14:34 EST

22-year-old Sara Gul has sextuplets -- about about the average number of children for Afghan women in a lifetime

Why Arab League monitors didn't fail in Syria

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:39:12 EST

Many dedicated observers did force change and collect valuable evidence, but politics could still render their work moot

"World's largest Quran" unveiled in Afghanistan

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:52:05 EST

Calligrapher, team of 9 apprentices, work 18 hours, 7 days a week, for 5 years to create ornate, 7-foot-tall holy book

World's biggest Quran

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:05:34 EST

An Afghan calligrapher and nine apprentices spent five years, working 18 hours a day, seven days a week to create a 7-foot holy book

Egypt's unfinished revolution: What's next?

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:35 EST

GlobalPost examines the fateful questions that still loom for the most populous nation in the Arab world as it leans forward into a new and uncertain future

"Virtual" Mideast peace conference on Facebook

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:15:10 EST

Clinton, other heavyweights back regional youth group's effort to find common ground, even if leaders can't

Syria slams Arab League's "conspiratorial plot"

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:23:57 EST

Regime flatly rejects proposed plan for Assad to hand over power in 2 months, leaves extension of monitoring mission up in air