All Security Watch
The politics around the Benghazi consulate attack? Plenty of spin to go aroundNo one looks great two weeks after the murder of US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi. Not the Obama Administration. And not its critics.
As Aleppo rages on, regional effort to mediate Syria falls apartAn effort by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran to present a solution for Syria seems to be collapsing because of lack of buy-in, despite strong national interests in ending the upheaval.
Syria: more UN assembly speeches, one less UNESCO siteFierce fighting in Aleppo left a UNESCO World Heritage Site in tatters as world leaders left the UN General Assembly meeting no closer to a resolution for the 19-month conflict.
Another insider? Uniformed Afghan suicide bomber kills 14After a heavy weekend of violence, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform attacked NATO and Afghan forces, killing at least 14 on Monday in the southeastern town of Khost.
Syrian rebels launch 'unprecedented' battle for control of AleppoThe Free Syrian Army launched the offensive yesterday afternoon, opening up multiple fronts against the government throughout Aleppo in a bid to end a two-month stalemate.
With double bombing in Damascus, is Syria's frontline moving to the capital?Battles around Damascus have important implications for Syria's conflict, but Aleppo is likely to remain the central focus until either the rebels or government forces can sustain the upper hand.
Twin bombings shake Syrian capital as UN debates how to end the fightingRebels said the explosions, felt throughout Damascus, hit Syria's military headquarters and caused dozens of casualties. But a regime spokesman claimed there was only 'material damage.'
UN envoy to Syria: Assad thinks he can turn back the clockUN envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi told diplomats in New York that the situation in Syria is dire, and described the conflict's particularly heavy toll on children.
As China and Japan set meeting to ease island dispute, Taiwan steps into frayJapan is sending a top diplomat to China for talks. But Taiwan is now sending ships to patrol the disputed region, threatening to further complicate things.
Sweeping Pakistan: Wave of violent protests fueled by anti-Islam filmA third Pakistani was killed on Friday in the northwest city of Peshawar as violent crowds filled the streets of several cities on a day of government-sanctioned protests against an anti-Islam film.
Street reaction to Charlie Hebdo cartoons muted, so farAside from isolated protests in Afghanistan and Iran, the response to publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad has been mild. But tomorrow could bring a larger reaction.
Concerns mount as Japan, China island dispute shows no sign of easingTwelve Chinese vessels have moved to the waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea to patrol and enforce the law, according to Chinese state media.
A big, angry Indonesian protest you may have missedFrom a year ago.
UN: Syrian regime, rebels both increasing attacks on civiliansUN investigators said they have strong evidence of human rights abuses committed by both sides of the conflict in Syria, which has left more than 19,000 people, mostly civilians, dead.
Is the Islamopocalypse really upon us?No. Turn off the television news (or put down your copy of Newsweek) if you think otherwise.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard admits to providing military assistance in SyriaIran confirmed on Sunday what has long been suspected: It is providing assistance to the Syrian government in its war against an uprising. Iran's Qods Force is also operating in Lebanon.
Iran nuclear threat: Netanyahu goes to the people - the American people, that isIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argues his case for establishing 'red lines' on Iran's nuclear program on NBC and CNN today.
Anti-film protesters target US embassy in Yemen as Egypt protests continueProtesters in Yemen's capital broke through a fence at the US embassy and stormed the compound. In Cairo, confrontations between police and rioters included firebombs and tear gas.
There may be no anti-Islamic movie at allSome interesting and convincing points are made.
Behind the anti-Muhammad movie – a new pastor Terry Jones?There is no online profile for 'Sam Bacile,' who has told reporters he's an Israeli who wrote and produced the movie that sparked protests in Libya and Egypt. But there is information about one of his collaborators, Steve Klein, who has ties to evangelical militia groups.
