Explosion rocks Japanese tanker near Persian Gulf The News & Observer | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Japan's shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says an explosion, suspected to be an attack, has damaged one of its oil tankers near the mouth of the Persian Gulf. | The company says Wednesday's blast on the tanker M. S...
McCully names new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Scoop Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 11:23 am | Press Release: New Zealand Government | Hon Murray McCully | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 27 July 2010 Media Statement | McCully names new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Saudi A...
Iraqi forces still frail as US troops head home The Wichita Eagle MOSUL, Iraq - When the U.S. ends its combat mission in Iraq five weeks from now, the nation's safety will be in the hands of its homegrown, American-trained security forces. The army is almost up to the job, the police are hit-and-miss, and the Kurdi...
Iraqi Forces Still Frail As US Troops Head Home CBS News MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - When the U.S. ends its combat mission in Iraq five weeks from now, the nation's safety will be in the hands of its homegrown, American-trained security forces. The army is almost up to the job, the police are hit-and-miss, and the ...
Iraqi forces still frail as US troops head home The State | MOSUL, Iraq - When the U.S. ends its combat mission in Iraq five weeks from now, the nation's safety will be in the hands of its homegrown, American-trained security forces. The army is almost up to the job, the police are hit-and-miss, and the Kur...
Iraqi forces still frail as US troops head home Khaleej Times MOSUL, Iraq ' When the U.S. ends its combat mission in Iraq five weeks from now, the nation's safety will be in the hands of its homegrown, American-trained security forces. The army is almost up to the job, the police are hit-and-miss, and the Kurdi...
Rattled, Iran Stirs The Mideast Pot Hartford Courant | President Ahmadinejad has a penchant for the somewhat loony, as when last weekend he denounced Paul the Octopus, omniscient predictor of eight consecutive matches, as a symbol of decadence and purveyor of "Western propaganda and superstition." | But for all his clownishness, Ahmadinejad is nonetheless calculating and dangerous. What two countries...