U.S. Quietly Speeds Aid for Pakistani Drives on Taliban

The U.S. has rushed hundreds of millions of dollars? worth of arms, equipment and sensors to Pakistani forces for the campaigns in Swat and South Waziristan.

Al Ram Journal: On One Field, Two Goals: Equality and Statehood

A women?s soccer match ? the first international match played at home for the Palestinian side ? turned into a carnival of social liberation and national pride.

Worries on Global Economy Unnerve Asian Markets

Stock markets fell broadly in Asia on Thursday after weak new American home sales data revived fears that the economic recovery is faltering.

U.S. Sees Makeshift Bombs Moving Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan

Improvised explosive devices are spreading beyond the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Obama Visits Returning War Dead

President Obama took an overnight trip to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to view the returning bodies of 18 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Monday.

Deep Corruption Rattles Iraq?s Fragile State

As Americans play less of a direct role in security operations, corruption is more of a threat.