| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Car Bomb Kills 7 in Baghdad A car bomb in Sadr City, a Shiite area of Baghdad, exploded on Wednesday, two days after insurgents suspected to be with Al Qaeda launched assaults across the country. feeds.nytimes.com |
Israeli Criticizes Plans to Raze Palestinian Homes In a statement released by his office, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that authorities were “not demonstrating any common sense or any sense of timing — and it is not the first time.” feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraqi Premier Says Opponents Want a Weak Leader Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is struggling to keep his post amid a stalemate over forming a new governing coalition. feeds.nytimes.com |
Don’t Neglect Afghanistan A reader responds to an editorial about President Obama’s Oval Office speech on Iraq. nytimes.com |
Iran Holds 2 Germans Linked to Stoning Case Iran on Tuesday accused two detained Germans of having links to Iranian exile groups after they were arrested reportedly while trying to interview the son of a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. feeds.nytimes.com |