Baghdad, May 19, 2012 (AFP) – An Iraqi anti-terror officer, his wife and three children have been shot dead by gunmen in north Baghdad, security and medical officials said on Saturday. The family was murdered on Friday evening, the officials … Read more →

UNITED NATIONS, May 17, 2012 (AFP) – UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he believes Al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people have now been killed in Syria. Ban … Read more →

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (AFP) – Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Saudis to follow Tunisians, Egyptians and Libyans in rising up against their rulers, US-based monitors said Thursday. “Why don’t you rise while you are the sons of the proud … Read more →

KABUL, May 17, 2012 (AFP) – Seven people were killed and 12 others wounded in a suicide attack on the governor’s compound in Afghanistan’s western Farah province on Thursday, police said. “Seven people — six policemen and one civilian — … Read more →

KABUL, May 17, 2012 (AFP) – NATO’s rush to get out of a “quagmire” in Afghanistan risks the collapse of the state and strategic failure for the Western alliance in its decade-long war, a former EU adviser has warned. “The … Read more →