Karzai Demands $2 Billion a Year from US Following Troop Withdrawal
MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Fearful that most financial support will dry up once the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai is seeking a promise of $2 billion annually from Washington as part of the strateg…
Adopted Russian Boy Rejected By US Mom Adjusts in Foster Care
ABC News(TOMILINO, Russia) — Artyom Saleviev’s mischievous grin quickly fades when asked about the five months he spent in the United States.“I do not want to talk about this,” he said quietly, as he looked down at the floor. Asked i…
Pakistani Panel Demands New Restrictions, Apology from US
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Still furious over the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers during a NATO air strike last November, a parliamentary panel in Islamabad has recommended that coalition forces should no longer be allowed to use Pakistan to …
US Working Hard to Craft Post-War Pact with Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury(WASHINGTON) — With an agreement to allow Afghan forces to take the lead on controversial raids now signed, sealed and delivered, Washington and Kabul moved forward Tuesday on the more complicated matte…
US Keeps Heat on North Korea Ahead of Planned Rocket Launch
Ryan McVay/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is warning that North Korea risks further isolation from the world community if it moves ahead with a planned rocket launch for later this week and possibly, a third underground nuclear test.Satellite ima…
Afghanistan Wants to Import Iranian Oil Despite US Embargo
Comstock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — The U.S. effort to force Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions may have hit a bump in the road because of Afghanistan.President Obama is attempting to pressure Tehran with tougher sanctions that include curbin…
US Ready to Cede Control of Nighttime Raids to Afghanistan
John Moore/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — The U.S. and Afghanistan are on the verge of a deal that would give President Hamid Karzai’s government more control over covert nighttime raids on Afghan homes, a practice that has driven a wedge between …
Employees Working Remotely Are Seen Not as Productive
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ONTARIO, Canada) — Most employees in the U.S. and Canada are open to flexible work arraignments, which includes working remotely, but a new survey shows a majority of bosses in the Great White North don’t think staffers ar…
Israelis Suspect Obama Media Leaks to Prevent Strike on Iran
Alex Wong/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — Two reports Thursday about Iran’s nuclear program and the possibility of an Israeli military strike have analysts in Israel accusing the Obama administration of leaking information to pressure Israel not to bo…
US Won’t Provide Food to North Korea Due to Rocket Launch Plans
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The millions suffering in North Korea from not having enough to eat can blame their government for continuing to starve them, according to the Obama administration.Incensed by Pyongyang’s plan to launch a rocket in…
US, Pakistani Military Leaders Talking Again After ‘Friendly Fire’ Incident
Photos [dot] com/George Doyle/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Five months after U.S. war jets killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on the Afghan border, top military commanders from both sides are finally talking again in what could be a big step forward in repairing…
Pakistan Demands End to Drone Attacks and an Apology from US
Photos [dot] com/George Doyle/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — The Pakistani parliament made two major demands of the U.S. on Tuesday that the Obama administration will likely ignore.First, lawmakers want an end to unmanned drone attacks in their country that …
Report: US War Game Points to Drawbacks of Attacking Iran
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — American officials familiar with a recent classified war simulation exercise carried out by Central Command in the Middle East are reportedly concerned that the U.S. would be drawn into a wider war in the region if…
Political Corruption: 8 States Earn Failing Grades
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — From pay-to-play politics to dismal campaign disclosure requirements, America’s fifty state governments have been weighed, measured and found wanting when it comes to ethical lawmaking.Not a single state earn…
Did Iranian Proxies Target US Embassy Abroad?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAKU, Azerbaijan) — Nearly two dozen people are in custody in Azerbaijan for allegedly plotting terror attacks on U.S. and Israeli embassies in the Azeri capital of Baku on behalf of neighboring Iran, according to local and inte…
Poll: Concern About Broader War Dampens Support for Iran Attack
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Broad concern about wider war in the Middle East is dampening public support for U.S. or Israeli military strikes against Iran’s nuclear development sites, with Americans by wide margins preferring diplomatic e…
US and Russia Unable to Find Common Ground on Syria
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. and Russia agree that the time has come to end the year-long violent crackdown on pro-democracy forces in Syria.However, their different approaches on finding a solution have created a stalemate t…
Rick Santorum Says America Should Apologize for Afghanistan Shooting
ABC/ DONNA SVENNEVIK(BILOXI, Miss.) — Rick Santorum said Monday that if a U.S. soldier shot and killed 16 civilians, as U.S. officials have suggested, then the Afghan people deserve an apology.After an energy conference here, Santorum told reporters t…
US Soldier Accused of Killing 16 Afghans, Both Women and Children
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) — In an untimely blow to U.S.-Afghan relations, a U.S. soldier left his base in Kandahar in the middle of the night, walked to a nearby residential area and opened fire, allegedly killing up to 16 Afghan…
US Agrees to Hand Over Control of Prisons in Afghanistan
Department of Defense/Pfc. Jorge A. Ortiz, U.S. Marine Corps(KABUL, Afghanistan) — In what’s considered a major breakthrough, the U.S. has agreed to turn over control of all detention facilities in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces within the next…