Obama Cuts Funding Request for War in Afghanistan
Wants $79.4 billion, not the originally planned $88.5 billion
Foreign Policy
John Kerry Heading to the Middle East for Talks on Setting Up Syria Peace Conference
Hoping to bring representatives from the rebels and the Assad regime together
Israeli Finance Minister Says Jerusalem Will Always Be Israel's Capital
Says the city will never be part of a Palestinian state
GOP Strategists Consider How to Capitalize on Recent Scandals
Opportunity presented by scandals that have hit the DOJ, State Department, and IRS
Activists Claim 30 Hezbollah Fighters Were Killed in the Assault on Qusair
Rebels in Syria have been using the town as a part of a supply route
Western Leaders Examining Report Calling for End of International Drug War
Inspired by Latin American countries' dissatisfaction of the impact on their nations
German Arrested for Manga Images of Child Sex in New Zealand
A crime in which no actual children are harmed
Three UN Observers Released Between Syria, Israel
Were held this morning by anti-government forces
Human Rights Group Finds Evidence of Torture in Syrian Prisons
It's really not a pleasant place
Air Force Gen.: Remove Sex Crime Cases from Chain of Command
Current system puts officers in charge of investigating their own men and women
France Opposes Syria Peace Conference If It Involves Iran
Iran is closer to Syria than France. Both are closer than the U.S.
Somalia's New Central Bank Mulling New Currency
Commercial banking licenses to be released by end of the year
Jorge Videla, Former Argentine Dictator, Dies in Prison
Led Argentina from 1976 to 1981, was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity
Prostitution on the Rise in Iran, Sanctions Blamed
Illegal there like in most of the U.S.
Uzbekistani Man in Idaho Arrested for Allegedly Funding Attempted Terrorist Attack in Uzbekistan
Few details from prosecutors
Via Lawyer, Toronto Mayor Denies Smoking Crack
Allegations of a video being shopped around
Video Reportedly Showing Toronto Mayor Smoking Crack Seen By Canadian Paper
Sent by anonymous tipster
Undercover London Police Used Names of Dead Children as Aliases
Families not contacted or informed
From Waiting for the Investigation on Benghazi to Finish to Planning on Capturing or Killing Someone for It, Officials Not Interested in Asking How We Got There
Military plans to "capture or kill" suspected Benghazi attackers being reported
23 Dead After Ritual Circumcisions in South Africa
Practice common among some South African ethnic groups
France and Germany Still Split on How to Deal With the Euro Crisis
Will not issue joint statement ahead of EU summit
EU Poll Highlights Homophobic Abuse in Europe
Quarter of gay people polled said they have been attacked or threatened in the last five years
Italy Supports Hollande's Call for Joint European Economic Government
What harm could a little more government possibly do?
