The Washington Post
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:57
The surest path to reaching a comprehensive, lasting solution that will make the world and the region safer is to show commitment to diplomacy to try to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue within the deadline that has been set.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:07
With the help of the U.S.-led coalition, Kurdish forces in northern Iraq retake villages that had been held by the Islamic State.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:33
Saudi Arabia's harsh interpretation of sharia law and its use of capital punishment have come under international scrutiny. For many, the Saudi justice system sounds not unlike that of the Islamic State, the extremist Islamist group which has struck fear in much of the Middle East.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 11:27
Ebola treatment centers built by U.S. and international aid organizations are standing near-empty as the outbreak fades. The international community, led by the United States, responded with a massive construction and assistance campaign that turned out to be far in excess of what was necessary.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 06:32
The program to train moderate Syrian rebels could involve as many as 1,000 U.S. trainers and support personnel, the Pentagon said Friday.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 06:31
The Iraqi police and special forces officers practice drills next to a cluster of tents that constitute their base. They have a grand aim: to drive Islamic State fighters out of one of their strongholds, the city of Mosul and the surrounding province of Nineveh.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:42
An African warlord with a $5 million bounty on his head unexpectedly fell into the lap of U.S. troops last week, presenting the Pentagon with a military victory but also a legal conundrum: what to do with the newfound prisoner?
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 07:25
Heroin and meth are far easier to transport and conceal than marijuana. Especially worrisome to U.S. officials is a growing trend of more border-crossing pedestrians carrying the drugs strapped under their clothing or hidden in body cavities.
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 06:12
Years after the U.S. military tried to create a new army in Iraq, American trainers have returned to help rebuild the country’s fighting force. But this time, things are different. With the Iraqis dependent on their own logistics, there is a shortage of weapons and ammunition, and the U.S. training is focused on the will to fight.
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 07:18
When Armenia broke ranks last year with other former Soviet states marching toward Europe and pledged to join Russia’s new customs union instead, the goal of keeping a foothold in both the East and the West didn’t seem all that challenging.