Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president | CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | The voting that begins Wednesday is the greatest prize w... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Herald Tribune Egypt Election Islamist Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012 |
Obama on Afghanistan: 'Great challenges ahead' | US President Barack Obama has said there are "great challenges ahead" but that he is confident Kabul and Nato are on "the right track" to bring security to Afghanistan. | In resp... (photo: Public Domain / Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) BBC News Afghanistan Nato Photos War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
Dershowitz demolishes Zimmerman prosecution | After writing in the New York Daily News that murder charges should be dropped against George Zimmerman in the slaying of Trayvon Martin, liberal law professor and author Alan Dershowitz appeared on... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) The Examiner Lawmaker Legal Photos Police Wikipedia: Alan Dershowitz |
Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Election 2012: Across the nation ... (photo: US Army / Spc. Jenny Lui) Atlanta Journal Afghanistan Nato Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
Michelle Obama to host NATO spouses Sunday | Updated: May 20, 2012 6:51AM | First Lady Michelle Obama will show off a bit of her hometown pride Sunday. | The South Side native will lead the spouses of NATO leaders on a tour of The Gary Comer Y... (photo: US DoS / Joseph Witters) Chicago Sun-Times Nato Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Michelle Obama |
G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran | Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea and Iran, and urged both count... (photo: EC / EC) Newstrack India G8 Iran Korea Leaders Photos Wikipedia: G8 |