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- Another dangerous Friday looms for Egypt
An Egyptian Gen. Sisi has urged an outpouring of support for the military on the streets and he's likely to get it - along with more violence and division for the troubled nation.
- Road ahead darkens in Iraq after highway executions
Militants pulled over Shiite truckers at an improvised checkpoint last night and executed the 14 drivers.
- Leaving zero troops in Afghanistan? It's a serious option, Pentagon says.
Pentagon officials say leaving zero troops in Afghanistan after 2014 would not be good strategy, but if Afghanistan doesn't give US troops legal immunity, it's the likeliest outcome.
- What's going on in Syria? A stepped-back look.
Trying to understand individual events in Syria's war is daunting. But looking for trends gives a sense of the state of play: Syrians are in for a long, brutal war.
- Blockade of Bulgarian parliament ends, but tensions rage on
Protesters blocked the exits to Bulgaria's parliament Tuesday night, trapping more than 100 people inside. Police ended the standoff, but unhappiness with the government remains high.
- Egypt: After 20 days, Morsi still behind bars
Morsi's family has called for his release, threatening to take legal action while divisions rack Egypt.
- At Tahrir, the people are definitely no longer 'one hand'
The unity that defined Tahrir Square is gone. Supporters and opponents of ousted President Morsi clashed there today, leaving one dead and destroying any illusions of a quick fix to Egypt's crisis.
- How many jihadis just escaped from Abu Ghraib?
The answer will determine just how big a setback the overnight attack on the Iraqi prison will be for the Maliki government.
- Syria death toll climbs as West label civil war a stalemate
This weekend saw one of the highest death tolls for Syrian rebels in a civil war that has now claimed an estimated 93,000 lives.
- Egypt Revolutionary Socialist position on Egypt's recent coup
A senior member of Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists explains their position on recent events in Egypt.
- Italy eyes ex-CIA spook's extradition, complicating US ties
Panamanian authorities detained Robert Seldon Lady on request from Italy, which convicted him for the 2003 'rendition' kidnapping of a cleric in Milan.
- Why did the Kremlin release Russian opposition activist Navalny?
Alexei Navalny's surprise release on bail may indicate government uncertainty, but others believe the move was more calculated.
- Conviction of Russian activist Navalny draws condemnation
Opposition leaders says the five-year prison sentence for anticorruption campaigner Alexei Navalny – who had just registered to run for mayor of Moscow – was politically motivated.
- Microsoft hits out at NSA reports and Obama Justice department
Software giant Microsoft says NSA leak reports have overstated the level of access given to the US government of customers' data, but also complains the Justice Department is acting contrary to the First Amendment.
- Snowden says data can't leak if he doesn't want it to
The NSA leaker made the claim in an e-mail to former Sen. Gordon Humphrey yesterday. Is it believable?
- North Korea missiles: Cache of 'obsolete' Cuban weapons seized from North Korean ship
North Korea missiles: Cuba says the 240 tons of weapons were being sent to North Korea for repairs. Many international observers are dubious.
- Is it wrong to be interested in Snowden?
The former NSA contractor is on the run from the US. A supporter says he has thousands of documents that could do grave damage to the US.
- Capture of Zetas leader may bring more violence
Zetas leader captured: The arrest of drug kingpin Miguel Angel Treviño Morales could open the door to internal power struggles and challenges from other cartels.
- Reports of 'Islamism's' demise are greatly exaggerated
There's been a fair bit of commentary to the contrary. But it's not clear it's even a hammer-blow for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
- Snowden revelations: What more does he have?
Journalist Glenn Greenwald says the former NSA contractor has 'thousands of documents' that detail how the security agency operates.