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Iran nuclear talks: Does one side hold the trump card?Both the US and Iran think they are the stronger party as they head into nuclear talks this week. But that could cause deal-breaking miscalculations.
Kerry drops into Kabul to prod Karzai on US withdrawal dealUS officials are hopeful that Secretary of State John Kerry, who has a cordial relationship with President Karzai, can get stalled talks going again about US military involvement in Afghanistan.
OpinionLibya needs outside help to avoid perpetual warThe abduction of Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan yesterday shows that Libya is unlikely to emerge from anarchy without outside help. NATO should train government security forces. The UN or EU should sponsor a disarmament conference with the militias destabilizing the country.
Nobel Peace Prize win highlights work of chemical arms group OPCWThe 2013 Nobel Peace Prize went today to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is currently working to destroy Syria's stockpile. Nobel highly valued disarmament efforts.
Jihadis may want to kill Assad. But is he lucky to have them?The most effective forces fighting to topple Syria's Bashar al-Assad are jihadis, some linked to Al Qaeda. They're also a reason he has a shot at winning his war.
Why no one stopped the kidnapping of the Libyan prime ministerPowerful Libyan militias resent Prime Minister Zeidan as a symbol of a government that would rein them in – if it could.
Did US operation in Libya lead to PM's kidnapping?A militia that fought against Muammar Qaddafi in Libya's civil war two years ago claimed responsibility for Zeidan's abduction, saying it detained him on orders from the prosecutor general.
OpinionWhy Obama, UN can't fully trust Assad on chemical weapons in SyriaBashar al-Assad's recent track record shows it is likely the regime will not live up to agreements on Syria's chemical weapons with the UN, Russia, and the US unless there are repercussions for stonewalling. For Obama, that means keeping the threat of military force alive.
Is Iran ready for a nuclear deal?At talks next week, Iran may offer to stop controversial fuel enrichment, a key demand of negotiators, in order to lift painful sanctions.
CNN says Obama suspending aid to Egypt. White House disagrees.The White House shot down a bombshell for Egypt watchers – that the US is cutting off all aid to Egypt. But something is probably afoot.
Do the US and Iran need trust to strike a nuclear deal?Next week's talks on Iran's nuclear program are the first since the phone call between Presidents Obama and Rouhani. Mutual mistrust doesn't have to stop a deal, some say.
Britain's shadowy 'White Widow' linked to SEAL team target in SomaliaSamantha Lewthwaite is fingered as an insider in an Al Shabab cell thought to be encouraging international jihad and with Al Qaeda links.
How credible is North Korea's threat of 'horrible disaster'?North Korea went on high alert and said the US should forgo planned military exercises with Japan and South Korea. But it could have a hidden agenda.
Commando raids: Africa's 'arc of instability' reorienting US terror mapWeak or failed states in northern Africa, described as an 'arc of instability' by US officials, are emerging as a new epicenter of terror activity, the weekend commando raids indicate.
Karzai says Taliban no threat to women, NATO created 'no gains' for AfghanistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai told this and more to the BBC in an interview out today.
Revenge attacks rock Egyptian security forcesAttacks on Egyptian security installations have spiked since the military takeover in July. Today's attacks are likely retaliation for police violence at antimilitary protests yesterday.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, in his own wordsThe far-right Israeli cleric Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has made comments that would be condemned if they came from an Iranian leader.
Up for Nobel Prize, Malala still targeted by TalibanThe Pakistani Taliban shot the young education activist on her way to school last year. Now the militant group says given the chance it would go after Malala again.
Kerry praises Assad for acting on Syria's chemical weapons in 'record time'A week after a UN resolution on Syria's chemical weapons, some have already been destroyed.
Kerry says Libya raid not a 'kidnapping'Many Libyans say US special forces raid that captured alleged Al Qaeda operative violated their sovereignty.
