| World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Palestinian Gunmen Killed Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian gunmen who crossed the border from Hamas-controlled Gaza into Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said. feeds.nytimes.com |
British Court Rejects European Rights Laws for Nation’s Troops The attempted use of human rights law to constrain battlefield actions by NATO allies is being closely watched by the Pentagon, partly for the potential effect on the 46-nation military alliance in Afghanistan. nytimes.com |
Iraq's Excuser-in-Chief Speaks Up Who, all of a sudden, has piped up from his Baghdad prison cell and urged President Obama not to proceed with American troop withdrawal schedule? None other than Tariq Aziz, an incongruous figure as the chief apologist for one of modern history's most murderous regimes. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.S. Hiker Is Released in Iran, Her Lawyer Says An American woman accused of espionage has been released from prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday. feeds.nytimes.com |
American Released from a Tehran Prison Reza Taghavi, a 71-year-old businessman, had denied suspicions of ties to an opposition group. feeds.nytimes.com |