Foreign Policy
China: U.S. Must Use Islands Dispute to Prove It Doesn't Take Sides
China's leadership makes the case for U.S. non-intervention through the state-run news agency
Canadian Police Offering Too Much Information in Criminal Background Checks
Withdrawn charges, acquittals and complaints that never led to charges are keeping people from getting jobs, enrolling in school and going to the U.S. a local civil liberties group says
Bill Introduced in Congress to Revoke Pakistan's Major Non-NATO Ally Status
At least stop giving them easy access to U.S. weaponry, says the Texas Republican who sponsored the bill
U.S. Troops to Conduct Less Operations with Afghans
Too many have shot at their Western partners in green-on-blue attacks and officials say the anti-Islamic film made it worse, suggesting it's a house of cards we've built in the Kush
China Sends Patrol Ships to Disputed Islands
Tensions heat up between China and Japan over uninhabited but potentially resource rich islands
12 Foreigners Killed in Kabul Bomb Blast
An insurgent group connected to the Taliban says it was in retaliation for an anti-Islamic film
Greeks Grow Restless as Government Seeks To Live Within Its Means
When you're used to skating on the tab ...
U.S. Military Steps Down Afghan Links
Patrolling side-by-side was getting a bit nerve-wracking, was it?
Billions of Euros Flow from France to Belgium
The French are pissed that rich citizens are leaving. Wait until they find out they're bringing their companies along.
Popularity Plunge for France's Socialist Government
You mean statist policies don't bring prosperity?
U.S. Had Three-Day Warning of Attack, Claim Libyan Officials
If true, that would raise awkward questions
EU Tries To Maintain Enthusiasm for Bailout
But people are getting a little skeptical that this time it will work
Messaging App Favored by Activists Called Flawed
The software's security can be hacked by the bad guys
Private Security Guards May Have Been at Benghazi Consulate
Contrary to the State Department's own reports, it had hired a security firm, but it's unclear if guards were actually present
Royals Go To French Court About Topless Photos
Editor of Irish newspaper that also ran the photos suspended
NATO Scales Back Operations with Afghan Soldiers
Trying to minimize the risk of insider attacks
Panetta Downplays Afghan Insider Attacks as "Last Gasps" of Taliban
Are "last gasps" the same as "death throes"?
Witness: Ambassador Was Still Alive After Attack
Had to be taken in a private car because there were no ambulances
US, Japan Agree on Missile Defense System
Intended to help prevent possible attacks from North Korea
Study: Military Drinking a "Public Health Crisis"
Gee, what could possibly be causing our troops to drink more than they did in the '90s?
When Will Iran Get a Nuclear Weapon?
Between 2000 and 2015 according to various estimates over the years
U.S. Launches Auto Trade Battle with China
China's subsidies bad. America's subsidies good! Go America!
At Least Some of the Protests in Afghanistan Were Over 8 Women Killed in a NATO Airstrike
While the U.S. government throws free expression under the bus to deflect criticism of its own interventionist policies
US Diplomats Destroying Classified Documents at Beirut Embassy
According to a State Department report obtained by the AP
Hezbollah Leader Makes Rare Appearance to Call for More Protests
In Beirut, which Pope Benedict XVI just left
Obama: Romney Can't Stand Up to China
President hits Romney while announcing a trade complaint against China
Senior Saudi Cleric Calls For Restraint as Anti-American Protests Spread
Protests often violent in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen as well as Indonesia, the Philippines and the West Bank
Cuba Not a Big Issue in Election 2012
Pro-Castro donors aren't giving to Obama as much while pro-sanctions PACs are raising less
American Conservatives Have Their Own Version of Shariah Law
A lot of wrongheaded people with an irrational fetish for holy symbols think their hurt feelings justify censorship.
UN Updates List of Suspected Syrian War Criminals
Confidential list, backed, the UN says, by an overwhelming body of evidence
40 Afghan Policemen Injured at Anti-American Protests in Kabul
Elsewhere an Afghan policeman killed a British soldier returning from patrol
Royal Couple Seeking Criminal Charges
Pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge topless have been published in France, Italy, and Ireland
Ready to Cut Military Spending
Polls show that Americans want smaller government everywhere and fewer obligations abroad.
Obama Expected to File Trade Complaint Against China
Chinese officials have requested formal negotiations
