Kyrgyzstan Braces for More Unrest

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 After last week's deadly conflict in Kyrgyzstan, officials are zeroing in on the possibility that the riots were the product of a coordinated group effort and preparing for the possibility that more trouble may be on the way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Unapologetic About Flotilla Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2010 Israel is still being widely criticized for the flotilla attack, but on Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not about to apologize for his country's actions in the incident or for Israel's stance toward Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taliban Suicide Attack Kills 19, Including 5 Americans

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2010 The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a US convoy in Kabul, killing 19 people and marking the deadliest day so far this year for American troops in Afghanistan In additional to the bomber, the dead included five Americans Tuesday was also the day (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistani Convicted for Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2010 On Monday, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving suspect captured during the three-day terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, in November 2008, was found guilty of multiple charges in an Indian court. Kasab now awaits sentencing -- and possibly the death penalty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suicide Attacks Rock Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2010 Three suicide car-bombings rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 200. The attacks, coming a day after the murder of 25 people in suburban Baghdad on Saturday, apparently targeted foreign diplomatic missions in the capital. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Official Threatens Gaza Incursion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2010 On the same day that his government launched missiles at what it described as weapons facilities in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s deputy prime minister threatened to “raise the level of our activity and step up our actions" with “another military operation” in the Palestinian enclave. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Closing Time in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2010 Both the UK and US temporarily closed their embassies in Yemen "for security reasons" on Sunday after increasing concern about al-Qaida threats in the capital city of Sana'a Yemen has been under heightened scrutiny after the 2009 Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U airliner was traced to the Middle Eastern country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War on Terror Visits Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2009 In response to the attempt to blow up a Northwest flight landing in Detroit on Christmas Day, the U.S. has announced it is planning retaliatory strikes in Yemen against al-Qaida members, though not necessarily those involved in the attack attempt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Notable Quotable: Berlusconi Is Lucky

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2009 Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini made this observation on the BBC's "Newshour" program: "If we were in America, where madmen carry guns, [Silvio] Berlusconi would be dead. We are in Italy. Madmen carry souvenir replica of the Duomo." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Berlusconi Bloodied by Attack

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2009 From the BBC: "Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally in Milan." Update: Video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

3 Brits Convicted of ‘Soft Drink’ Plot to Explode Airliners

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2009 On Monday, a British court found three men guilty of planning to blow up seven airliners in a synchronized attack using liquid explosives disguised in soft drink bottles, which apparently has something to do with why passengers haven't been able to bring sodas on board for some time now. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Squeezed-Out Blogger Blames the Kremlin

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2009 A significant Internet "denial of service" attack Thursday directed at popular Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter may have been carried out or instigated by the Russian government in an attempt to silence a dissident blogger in Georgia. At least so says the blogger. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )