British and US militaries prepare for strikes on Syria; tens of thousands protest corruption in the Philippines; US to sell eight Apache helicopters to Indonesia; Karzai asks Pakistan for help in peace process; CIA helped Saddam Hussein in chemical attacks on Iran; and more
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Afghanistan – so yesterday’s war …
“Playstation helps Prince Harry be a better gunner” rates headlines – but “Torture on the rise in Afghan jails” barely rates a mention ... How come?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday August 7
Syrian prime minister fired; Beijing wants US to refute accusation it is hampering diplomatic efforts in South China Sea; Japan marks 67th anniversary of first atomic bomb attack; Karzai accepts Afghan parliament's sacking of ministers; NASA rover lands on Mars; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday June 15
Spanish government bonds climb above 7 percent; Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the UN in Geneva; Australia reveals plans to create world's largest network of marine parks; Karzai calls on Pakistan to help end Afghan war; David Cameron addresses News Corp inquiry; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 17
US and Afghanistan in peace talks with Taliban; Xi says US should respect China's core interests; Thai police say Iranians arrested for attempted bomb attack were targeting Israeli diplomats; Iran offers to return to international nuclear talks for first time in a year; Greek finance minister says Greece is being forced out of euro; horrific scenes at Honduras prison fire scene; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday June 1
Civil war looming in Yemen; UN claims 50 have been killed in Yemen since Sunday; Moody's may downgrade Japan's credit rating; US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Asian tour to emphasise US military's commitment to the region; Japanese employment rate has risen; Karzai demands end to airstrikes; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday January 20
Tunisian government flounders; Arab leaders to offer struggling Arab economies $2 billion; more evacuations in flood-hit Victoria; economists cast doubt on Vietnam's financial policy; Saudi leaders give up on Lebanon mediation; Karzai postpones inauguration of Afghan parliament; Baby Doc Duvalier charged with corruption and embezzlement 25 years after leaving Haiti; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday December 7
Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers begin; Iran has shown no sign of willingness to make concessions; US accuses China of enabling North Korea to launch attacks on South Korea; US and South Korea make progress on delayed trade pact; Karzai arrests election officials; Bernanke hints at more economic help
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday July 21
Afghan president Hamid Karzai gets support for plan to take lead on Afghan security; US and Korea plan major naval exercise; British PM David Cameron to make first White House visit; EU considers tougher Iran sanctions; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday May 13
Karzai's visit to Washington; Thai army will seal off protest site; China's currency hit by European crisis; US warns Israel to stop demolishing homes in East Jerusalem; UK's new coalition government holds first cabinet meeting; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday May 11
European Union agrees to bailout plan for Greece and others; explosive material found on sunken South Korean warship; Corazon Aquino's son leads in Phillipines election; Israeli-Palestinian peace talks begin; Britain waits for new government; and more
Read MoreHas Karzai been in his brother's stash?
As Afghanistan's President rants on about being invaded by Western troops and toys with the potential of defecting to the Taliban, NATO governments' worries grow about the stability of this dubious 'ally'
Read MoreCan London deliver us from the Taliban?
This week the countries bogged down in Afghanistan meet in London to set new goals for their international mission and Hamad Karzai's government. But against a growing Taliban insurgency and runaway corruption, can talk deliver tangibles?
Read MoreIs Obama dithering while Afghanistan burns?
President Obama's sitcky-outy ears are getting a fair bashing for his perceived dithering over what to do next in Afghanistan. But maybe we'll be better off for his serious evaluation of the situation as opposed to what happened with Vietnam... and then Iraq
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday November 4
Karzai's first post-victory speech; Taliban claim responsibility for disrupting election; North Korea bomb pressure mounts; Australia's economy recovers; Czech ruling on Lisbon Treaty; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday November 3
Karzai wins Afghanistan election through default; North Korea again seeks bilateral talks with US; Myanmar gas-and-oil pipeline; Pakistan bombing kills 30; CIT group bankrupt
Read MoreThe king of fraud capitulates
Afghanistan's Hamad Karzai has faced up to the unpalatable reality that he did not win the August election, and must now front up for a run-off in two weeks time. How can Afghan citizens, so widely defrauded the first time, be convinced to go through it all again?
Read MoreKarzai limps towards an illegitimate victory
As Afghanistan's votes are counted the fraud accusations grow, the size of the turnout appears dismal and the new US military review doesn't tell us much that's new
Read MoreWhat price democracy? Ask the brave Afghans
To understand the Aghan election we will need to re-think our idea of success
Read MoreCanadians ask why their soldiers died to protect extremist laws
The 116 Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan were not sacrificed for the sake of interfering with women's rights
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