NYT's Friedman: Drought Led to Syria Civil War

Monday, 20 May 2013 10:54 AM

A severe drought that began in 2006, and ravaged 60 percent of Syria’s land mass, is the spark that precipitated the nea . . .

Gunmen Storm Egyptian Security Post in Lawless Sinai Peninsula

Monday, 20 May 2013 03:50 AM

Gunmen stormed an Egyptian security forces base in the Sinai Peninsula at dawn on Monday and exchanged gunfire with forc . . .

Car Bombs Kill at Least 31 in Iraq

Monday, 20 May 2013 03:45 AM

At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombs in mainly Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Mon . . .