Many Americans are rightly incensed at the revelation that 47 Republican Senators signed on to an open letter to hardliners in Iran warning them that according to their pledge of loyalty to a foreigner leading the nation of Israel, they… Read More ›
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IDF Generals Say Netanyahu is a Threat to Israeli Security
From “Netanyahu a ‘danger’ to Israel, say 200 security veterans” – Middle East Eye A group of Israeli generals have launched an unprecedented attack on the prime minister as he prepares to address US Congress In an unprecedented move, 200… Read More ›
The real reasons Iran is so committed to its nuclear program
As the deadlines near for Iran and world powers to reach an agreement on the country’s nuclear program — the first, on March 31, for a basic political framework — negotiations are focusing on what kind of program Iran can… Read More ›
In parting shot, Obama prods India on religious freedom
By Frank Jack Daniel and Roberta Rampton NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama weighed in on one of India’s most sensitive topics as he wound up a visit on Tuesday, making a plea for freedom of religion to… Read More ›
India and US seal nuclear deal as Modi hosts Obama
The US and India have announced a breakthrough on a pact that will allow American companies to supply India with civilian nuclear technology. It came on the first day of President Barack Obama’s visit to India. The nuclear deal had… Read More ›
‘ISIL is losing’: Iraqis optimistic for 2015
Circumstances of battle have changed in favour of Iraqi troops since June, local security officials say. Baghdad – Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias, Kurdish forces and Sunni Muslim tribesmen will drive the Islamic State of Iraq and the… Read More ›
Funerals Begin for 141 Slain in Taliban Attack on Pakistan School
Ayaz Gul and Hameedullah Khan contributed reporting from Pakistan for Voice of America The first funerals are being held for the victims of a Taliban school massacre in Pakistan on Tuesday that left at least 141 people dead, most of… Read More ›
Illegitimate newborns murdered and discarded
In Pakistan, abortion is illegal, and so is adultery – creating a situation where hundreds of children born out of wedlock are secretly killed each year. Their bodies are, literally, thrown out with the garbage. A child has just been… Read More ›
Iran Executes Woman for Murdering Alleged Rapist Despite International Campaign for a Retrial
By Daniel Politi in Slate Iran hanged a woman on Saturday who was convicted of murdering a man she said tried to rape her, ignoring an international campaign urging the country to spare her life. Reyhaneh Jabbari was sentenced to… Read More ›
If the U.S. Wanted To, It Could Help Free Thousands of Enslaved Yazidi Women in a Single Day
By Matthew Barber in Syria Comment The plight of thousands of Yazidi women, kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) during its August 3 attack on Iraq’s Sinjar mountains and in the following weeks, has received some media attention, but most… Read More ›
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