Pakistan army denies US troops were in northwest
2011-05-22 16:59:42
Pakistan's military has denied a report that US special forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country.
Netanyahu says differences with Obama exaggerated
2011-05-22 16:56:37
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied, before a speech on Sunday by President Barack Obama to a pro-Israel group, they were locked in crisis after their public dispute on Middle East peace.
UAE funded jihadi networks in Pakistan-WikiLeaks
2011-05-22 16:50:39
Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in US ally Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage holy war, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Wikileaks.
Israeli play canceled as Israel-Turkey ties slide
2011-05-22 16:42:28
Israel's ambassador to Turkey says a leading Israeli theater company has been forced to cancel a play because Turkish protesters planned to disrupt the performance.
Iran's military gets new missile system
2011-05-22 16:33:46
Iran's military received a new ballistic missile system on Sunday, which it said demonstrated the country's self-sufficiency in mass producing weaponry.
Taliban warns Muslim Kazakhstan on entering Afghan war
2011-05-22 16:30:58
The Taliban has warned majority Muslim Kazakhstan that its decision to send troops to the NATO-led war in Afghanistan would have severe consequences and was not in its regional interest.
Netanyahu: Differences with Obama exaggerated
2011-05-22 15:21:11
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied, before a speech on Sunday by President Barack Obama to a pro-Israel group, they were locked in crisis after their public dispute on Middle East peace.
Afghan officials: Militants storm gov't building
2011-05-22 10:56:14
Officials say gunmen wearing suicide vests have stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan and are in a shootout with Afghan security forces.
Sudanese army controls Abyei
2011-05-22 08:18:54
The Sudanese army has managed to control the Abyei area on the border between northern and southern Sudan following fierce fighting with the former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) since Friday.
Iran arrests 30 suspected of US-linked spying
2011-05-22 07:47:27
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced Saturday that it had identified and dismantled a large spy network linked to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Yemeni opposition signs transition deal
2011-05-22 07:31:57
The Yemeni opposition on Saturday evening signed the GCC-brokered deal, which requires President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down in order to end months-long political deadlock.
Strauss-Kahn under house arrest in NY
2011-05-22 07:21:45
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remained under house arrest and armed guard on Saturday in an apartment in New York's financial district that has become a tourist attraction.