Middle East OnlineThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:16PMLibyan rebels on Thursday pulled most of their fighters back from an assault on a gateway to Tripoli and set their sights on the oil city of Brega, as NATO dismissed charges of having killed more than 1,100 civilians.
07/14/2011 16:54 MYANMAR – UNITED STATES Washington: another Burmese diplomat asks for political asylumThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:56PM» The first secretary in the Myanmar Embassy in Washington defects. He had been ordered home. A colleague in the same embassy defected ten days ago. Experts believe the loss of hope for freedom and democracy at home are pushing many Myanmar officials to seek refuge abroad.
Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he resigns:rebel chiefSunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:08PMReuters/Benghazi, Libya Muammar Gaddafi is welcome to live out his retirement inside Libya as long as he gives up all power, Libya’s rebel chief said yesterday in the clearest concession the rebels have so far offered.
No More Mr. Nice GuyThursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:23PMObama finally punched Republicans in the face in the debt talks. Eric Alterman on his attack on hedge funders and corporate jets—and why his own party could stand in his way.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Joins Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and Other Top Leaders to ...Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:56PMWASHINGTON, June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC; www.usglc.org) will host business, military and government leaders in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, to discuss the economic and national security benefits of international affairs programs. As federal budget talks loom, this diverse, high-level group will underscore the ...