Fresh violence in Kyrgyzstan
OSH, KYRGYZSTAN - At least 23 people are dead and more than 300 have been injured after clashes in the southern city of Osh.
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Iran faces new UN sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK: The UN Security Council is voting on a draft resolution imposing a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in response to its nuclear defiance.
Jamaica violence continues
KINGSTON, JAMAICA: The Jamaican capital has entered its fourth day of fighting between security forces and supporters of a fugitive drug lord.
North Korea severs all ties with South
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Tensions continue to rise on the Korean peninsula in the escalating crisis over a suspected torpedo attack on a South Korean warship in March.
Australia expels Israeli diplomat
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA: The station chief of Mossad, the Israeli spy agency, has been expelled by the Australian government in response to the use of forged Australian passports in t…
Roland Bleiker
Roland Bleiker is Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland, Brisbane. He is a former Swiss diplomat. He is a specialist on issues of conflict and recon…
Turkish airstrikes hit Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq
ZAP-KHAKURK, KURDISTAN: Turkish fighter jets have launched major air raids against separatist targets in northern Iraq.
Mark Fowler
Mark A. Fowler is an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton and is a former senior officer of 21 years with the Central Intelligence Agency. He is a Middle East specialist and served nu…
North Korea condemned for warship attack
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea has received international condemnation after an inquiry found it responsible for the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.
Governments and entrepreneurs
President Obama's recent summit on entrepreneurship in the Muslim world demonstrated that governments and entrepreneurs can and must work together to create opportunity. Governmen…
Drawing the Prophet Muhammad is not the issue
The irritated reactions of mainstream Muslim Americans against the 'Everybody Draw Muhammad Day' are understandable and expected. Yet they are focusing on the wrong problems when…
Iran reaches nuclear deal with Turkey, Brazil
TEHRAN, IRAN: Attempting to ward off further international sanctions, Iran has reached an agreement with Turkey and Brazil to send uranium abroad for enrichment.