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In Turkey and Syria, diplomacy by snarkSyria lashes out at Turkey's brutality in a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Turkey's Erdogan dismisses protests: 'What is the message?'Far from softening in the face of a public backlash, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a combative tone with reporters.
Iraq sees deadliest month in 5 yearsThe violence has spanned the country, with an assassination attempt, explosions, shootings, and a series of bombings in Baghdad this week alone. Can the government bring the situation under control?
Syria's president claims Russian arms are already arrivingPresident Bashar al-Assad said his regime has already received the first shipment of Russian anti-aircraft S-300 rockets. If true, prospects are dimmer for a US-Russia peace initiative.- Why do they hate our NGO funding?Well, because it is threatening to foreign governments.
Why Syria is (still) different for the WestThe drumbeat for war, or 'intervention,' in Syria continues to build, but it's still a dangerous proposition.
Drone kills top Pakistani militant as US resumes drone attacksDrone kills top Pakistani militant: A US drone attack that reportedly targeted the No. 2 leader of the Pakistani Taliban killed six people in North Waziristan.
Should we stop worrying and learn to love the 'Muslim bomb?'Pakistan's first nuclear test 15 years ago today frightened the world. But folks have gotten used to it.
Egypt's antiquities face bigger problems than Chinese graffitiHow a young Chinese boy defaced an ancient Egyptian temple, and unwittingly joined a long tradition in the process.
With EU arms ban set to lapse, obstacles to UK, French intervention fallThe European Union agreed to let an arms embargo on Syria expire on Jun. 1. Most of the EU is opposed to intervention in Syria, but the UK and France want to be able to arm the rebels.
Russia says Syria peace talks in Geneva set, Syrian rebels not so sureRussia says the Syrian government is willing to attend a peace conference in Geneva next month. But Syria's rebels doubt much progress is possible.
Obama rhetorically ends the 'war on terror'... while vowing it will go on by other means.
Did similar detours bring terrorism to streets of Boston and London?The early indications point to both sets of killers being second generation immigrants, who either through their social networks or online media came to militant Al Qaeda-style Islam later in life.
London murder highlights 'lone wolf' terrorist concernsPolice are treating the murder of a soldier in broad daylight as terrorism-related, and some British officials are calling for a crackdown on 'hate preachers' who may have inspired the attackers.
Iraqi government still using bomb detectors it knows are faultyJames McCormick was sentenced in Britain weeks ago for selling the same fake bomb detectors in Iraq during the war.
Ahmadinejad to appeal ally's removal from Iran's presidential raceEven if Ayatollah Khamenei approves the candidacy of President Ahmadinejad's preferred successor, the disqualification of two top candidates has already damaged the election's legitimacy.
Syrian Army fires across border into Israel to retaliate for airstrikesToday's incident marks the first time that Syria has admitted breaching the border with Israel since the civil war began.
Are tit-for-tat sectarian killings enough to tilt Iraq back to war?Bouts of sectarian fighting have worried observers many times over the past few years, but so far the worst has not come to pass.- North Korean pirates seize Chinese hostages, demand a ransomA group of Chinese fishermen are said to be held hostage in North Korea, straining ties already frayed by North Korea's missile launches.
Russia boosts its naval presence in Syria, sends regime new missilesMany see Russia's anti-ship missile sales and increased naval deployment to Syria as intended to deter Western powers from military intervention in the Syrian civil war.
