Gunmen kill five children in attack on Pakistan bus
This is the first time a school bus has been targeted, our correspondent says. However, militants have attacked civilian targets to punish residents in the area for not supporting them.
Taliban office in Qatar approved by US
THE US has given its blessing for the Taliban to be brought in from the cold with a critical step towards reconciliation as the world paused to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The Dilemma of Jihad Doctrine
The Myth of Quranic Warnings vs. Violence Commands
Anti-Israel Egyptians Shooting Themselves in Wallet
Egyptians' anti-Israel fervor could cost them tens of thousands of jobs. Israel can get along without trade to Egypt, says analyst.
Insurgents stage attack in area around U.S. embassy in Kabul
The attack in Kabul follows a huge truck bomb at a NATO base in central Afghanistan
War crimes committed by both sides in Libyan war
Qaddafi’s actions against civilian protesters were a crime against humanity, while arbitrary detentions, torture of prisoners and widespread abductions were war crimes
Baghdad revokes Iraqi citizenship of 160 families
Many Iraqi politicians who were exiled during Saddam Hussain’s dictatorship hold western passports and are dual citizenships.
Washington did not want Egypt’s revolution
said Dalia Mogahed, executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and an advisor to President Barack Obama.
Gunmen kill 22 passengers on bus coming from Syria in Iraq’s western province
The incident took place about 300 kilometers (185 miles) west of Baghdad, in a sector under the control of the Iraqi army.
US Ambassador Lashes Out at PA Appeal to UN
An Arab attempt to win recognition at the UN “is not going to create a state” and does not resolve the issues of borders, Susan Rice says.