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Thirteen more Taliban Join Local Peace Process in Faryab

Afghanistan (Mar 6) – A Talban Commander along with 13 members joined the peace processes with the Afghan government in Faryab Province. The group was operating out of the Gorzewan District. The…

New Egypt PM Speaks to Protestors, Libya Unrest, American Contractor on Trial in Havana

March 4 – Saying he draws his “will and determination” from the people, Egypt’s new Prime Minister, Essam Sharaf, told thousands gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square that he would meet…

Gaddafi Launches Counter-Offensive

March 2 – Muammar Gaddafi unleashed a counter-offensive against rebel forces today, launching airstrikes on positions at the oil export terminal of Brega. Witnesses told Reuters the attack also included…

Bloody Middle East Protests Escalate As Yemen’s Leader Calls Uprisings A US-Israeli “Conspiracy”

March 1 – Protests intensify in Libya’s capital and its surrounding provinces amid unconfirmed reports that its authoritarian ruler, Muammar Gaddafi has fled to Central America. In initial reports, British…

World News Headlines | Irish Elections, Tunisia’s PM Steps Down, Journalist Assaulted in Beijing

February 27 – Voters have spoken in Ireland, sweeping out the once ruling Fianna Fail party, which had ruled for almost 80 years. The Fine Gael party is seen as…

Taliban Group Joins Peace Process in Faryab

Reporter: Jan Mohammed Habiby Faryab, Afghanistan (Feb 26) – A group of twelve members of the Taliban in the Gorzewan district of Faryab province, joined local leaders handing over a…

World News Headlines | Gadaffi Makes Appearance, Rallies in Iraq, China Protests Round Two, Yemen Violence

February 25 – Libyan Leader, Muammar Gadaffi, appeared today in Green Square in Tripoli to give a speech to supporters claiming, “That we can fight off any aggression if necessary…

Libyan Hostility Cause Spike in Oil Prices

February 24 – The current situation in Libya has yet to improve; telephones, television, and internet have been cutoff since the hostilities began. Oil prices are rocketing out of fear…