By Dan Robinson The number two official in the State Department says Taleban forces remain a serious threat in Afghanistan, but have not been able to disrupt preparations for the upcoming election in...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations officials say preparations for Afghanistan's October 9 presidential election are on track, despite expectations of violence. U.N. and Afghan diplomats reject warnings...
By Dan Robinson U.S Lawmakers have expressed renewed concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, saying more must be done to safeguard the Afghan people so they can go to the polls on October...
By Nick Simeone Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is holding firm to his plans for the country's first free elections to happen in January. But U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he doubts...
By Patricia Nunan This week, the U.N. Security Council is continuing its discussions on its mission in Iraq, where the world body has been mandated to help coordinate nationwide elections in a securit...
By Benjamin Sand Analysts say a planned re-alignment of U.S. military personnel abroad does not reflect a lessening of Washington's commitment to stability in Asia, but some individual countries in th...
By Laurie Kassman U.S. and Iraqi forces say they are preparing a major assault against insurgents loyal to radical Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf after a week...
By Michael Drudge A leading British defense publication says North Korea is developing new ballistic missile systems that could threaten the continental United States. The findings are published in th...
By Ross Dunn Political unrest and violence against the authority of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat continues to sweep through the Gaza Strip on Sunday. A group of armed Palestinians in the southe...
By David Gollust The Bush administration has been working hard to try to enlist Muslim, and especially Arab, countries to join in Iraq peacekeeping operations. Although neither Jordan nor Yemen has ma...
