90,000 U.S. documents on Afghan war leaked to website
Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures.
Documents allege Pakistan secretly backed Taliban
U.S. officials in Afghanistan strongly suspected Pakistan was secretly supporting the Taliban while taking massive amounts of American aid, military reports leaked on Sunday show, raising new questions about President Barack Obama's war strategy.
Report: Israel won’t cooperate with UN flotilla probe
Israel will not cooperate with a team of experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate a commando raid on an aid flotilla that was trying to break a blockade of Gaza.
BP chief executive likely to be ousted, sources say
Gaffe-prone BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward — who incensed many on the Gulf Coast by saying he wanted his life back as they struggled with the fallout from the company's massive oil spill — will be replaced, a senior U.S. government official said Sunday.
US drone attacks kill 28 in Pakistan border area
More extrajudicial killing. Unmanned US aircraft fired missiles at houses in two different parts of north-western Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 12 unnamed militants in attacks that occurred hours apart, intelligence officials said.
Arrest warrant deals fatal blow to promotion dreams of coup generals
The promotion dreams of generals who are suspected of links to a subversive military plan to overthrow the government were dealt a fatal blow on Friday when an İstanbul court ordered the arrest of 102 suspects in the investigation into the Sledgehammer Security Operation Plan.
Chavez threatens US oil shipments
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatens to cut oil supplies to the US if his country is attacked by Colombia, a US ally.
Burma is working on nuclear weapons programme, experts claim
Burma is working on a nuclear weapons programme, experts have concluded, after its existence was exposed by leaked photographs.
New START Facing Hurdles in U.S. Senate
The once-smooth path for U.S. Senate ratification of New START is looking a little dicier. While conservatives are unlikely to kill the arms treaty, they could force Democrats to delay a vote until after November elections.
China sentences Uighur to 15 years in prison for talking to foreigners
A Chinese court in the troubled western province of Xinjiang has sentenced an ethnic Uighur journalist to 15 years in prison for "endangering state security" by speaking to foreign reporters.
Diplomat: Iraq evidence 'blocked'
The Foreign Office declines to comment on claims by a former diplomat that it blocked key parts of his testimony to the Iraq Inquiry.
Israel warned over Arab harassment
Israel could ignite a third intifada if it continues to push its 1.2 million Arab citizens into a corner, claims Haneen Zoabi, the Arab member of the Knesset vilified for joining the Gaza aid flotilla.
Kuwait to fund Khartoum airport
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has initialed a loan agreement worth USD 47 million with the Sudanese government for
UAE: South Korea Training Abu Dhabi-based Institute Students on nuclear energy
A group of the Abu Dhabi-based Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) students are currently undergoing technical training on nuclear energy in South Korea,
Ex-CIA chief: Strike on Iran seems more likely now
A former CIA director said Sunday that military action against Iran now seems more likely because no matter what the United States does diplomatically, Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its suspected nuclear program.
Italy to China in driverless vehicles
It's a modern-day version of Marco Polo's journey halfway around the world — but is anyone at the controls?
Obama pressure over Lockerbie letter
Scottish officials say US memo giving grudging support to freeing Abdelbaset al-Megrahi undermines president's criticisms. Barack Obama is under growing pressure to release a letter that reveals the US grudgingly supported freeing the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds.
CANADA 17-22 Aug 2010 Canada's oldest English colony celebrates 400th birthday
Canada's oldest English colony turns 400 on Aug 17, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is likely to join descendants of the colonists and Aboriginal leaders in the town for the party. Called Cupids 400, it celebrates the establishment of the Newfoundland fishing community in 1610 by British colonists.
16 Aug 2010 Iran, Iraq signed peace agreement 20 years ago
Twenty years ago on 16 Aug, Iran and Iraq concluded a peace agreement after an 8-year war. The date invites a look at the war and at a recent challenge to 20 years of Iran-Iraq peace.
EU's secret £400m for 'crazy' projects
European bureaucrats have set up a secretive fund of £400?million to pay for projects that include promoting a "smelly-foot" dance and producing postcards about the causes of "social exclusion".
UAE expects dates harvest of 80,000 tons
UAE is expecting some 80,000 tons of dates to be received from farmers during the current farming season,
'Minority Report' technology used by police to predict crimes
Software that can predict when and where future violent crimes will be committed is being used in Britain for the first time.
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