YouTube Completely Blocked in Pakistan
Yes, it's over that video
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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
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
Burma Frees Prisoners
More than 500 released ahead of President Thein Sein's visit to the UN
Panetta Warns of War
Secretary of Defense thinks the spat between China and Japan over disputed islands could escalate
The People's Bank of China Outlines Financial Plan
Reforms include measures to encourage more private capital entry into the financial sector
Human Rights Violations on the Rise in Syria, Says UN Panel
Number of violations meant not all could be investigated
Californian Coptic Christians Condemn Anti-Islam Film
Shocked that filmmaker appears to be an Egyptian Coptic immigrant
British Woman Jailed For Late-Term Abortion
Given eight year sentence for aborting her own baby at 39 weeks
Swedes to Get Two Black Hawks
Aircraft will be deployed to assist Swedish troops in Afghanistan
Troika Talks Ongoing in Athens
Raised retirement ages and spending cuts likely conditions for further assistance
British Producer Freed in Uganda
Play about the murder of a gay businessman was not authorized
Protesters Clash With Police Outside U.S. Embassy in Jakarta
Police responded to molotov cocktails and stones with water cannons and bullhorns
Operations in the Sinai Peninsula Continue
The Egyptian military is still working on eliminating militant strongholds
Iranian Government to Seek out Anti-Muslim Filmmaker
Something else for the elusive "Sam Bacile" to worry about
