US accuses Israel of spying on nuclear talks with Iran

Israel spied on talks the U.S. and its allies are having with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reported. Espionage among friends is not exactly new. In fact,... Read more »

Why Putin’s hosting Kim Jong Un?

By Alexandra Jaffe What does a world leader who’s been shunned by the international community and strained relations with every major global power do to show that he still has some friends?... Read more »

About two-thirds of the world’s patent applications come from 3 countries

Global innovation has become a three-horse race. Three countries—the US, Japan and China—accounted for over 60% of patent applications in 2014, according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) today. The... Read more »

Almost all 436 mosques destroyed in Central African Republic unrest

Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic have been destroyed by months of vicious fighting between Christians and Muslims, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday,... Read more »

US to ‘reassess’ its ties with Israel: Obama tells Netanyahu

US President Barack Obama has told Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington will “reassess” its ties with Tel Aviv after the Israeli prime minister’s recent provocative statements. Obama delivered the message in a phone call to... Read more »

Australia urged to shut coal-fired power plants urgently as analysis reveals huge emissions

Australian government has been urged to place US-style regulations on coal-fired power plants to ensure they shut down, as a new analysis highlights the vast scale of emissions pumped out by the... Read more »

John Kerry Flies to Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran, Yemen instability

RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – After wrapping up the latest round of Iran nuclear negotiations in Switzerland, US  Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Saudi Arabia to take on the challenge of explaining a... Read more »

US ambassador to South Korea slashed in face in a knife attack

SEOUL (South Korea) — The United States ambassador to South Korea has been slashed in the face and arm in a vicious knife attack in Seoul. The US ambassador, Mark W. Lippert,... Read more »

Australian International Airshow kicks off at Avalon

Tribune International Report MELBOURNE (Australia) – The Australian International Airshow, also known as the Avalon Airshow, kicked off at the Avalon Airfield in the city of Lara on Tuesday. The biggest flying event... Read more »

Australia begins training on armed U.S. Reaper drones

CANBERRA (Australia) – Australian air force personnel have commenced training on armed drones in the United States on the MQ-9 ’Reaper’ drone, Australian defense officials said on Monday, less than a week after Washington... Read more »

Family and activists demand ‘Hate Crime’ probe into US Shooting

Family of North Carolina shooting victims denounce killings as ‘hate crime’ The older sister of one of three North Carolina (United States) students killed in an attack on Tuesday has called for the... Read more »

Chapel Hill mourns killing of three young Muslims

Huge Crowd Attends Vigil for Chapel Hill Shooting Victims North Carolina (United States) – A large crowd gathered at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, campus on Wednesday night to mourn... Read more »

Chapel Hill shooting: 3 young Muslim students killed in US

Tribune International Report At least three people, reportedly Arab-American Muslims, were shot dead near the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the United States, police and media outlets said. Police have... Read more »

Where Are the Women in US Foreign Policy debate?

By Jasmin Ramsey  WASHINGTON (IPS) – Women are running some of the United States’ most prominent foreign policy focused think tanks, leading groundbreaking foreign policy initiatives, and reporting from the front lines of... Read more »

Professor who defeated controversial terrorism charges, is deported from US

By Murtaza Hussain & Glenn Greenwald In 2003, Sami Al-Arian was a professor at the University of South Florida, a legal resident of the U.S. since 1975, and one of the most prominent... Read more »

US to pay Iran $11.9 billion

Washington: Obama administration will pay the Iranian regime $490 million in cash assets, as part of its negotiations deal with the country. When talks in end in June a total of $11.9 billion... Read more »

Australia and US vote against Palestine UN resolution on Israel

United Nations Security Council has failed to adopt a draft resolution demanding Israel end the occupation of Palestinian territories within two years as Australia and the United States vote against the proposal in New York... Read more »

NATO formally ends Afghan War, with 41 Australian dead

US marks end of Afghan war and begins Support mission KABUL (Afghanistan) — The U.S. led 13-year war in Afghanistan formally came to an end with a modest flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul... Read more »

A Pakistani writes from inside Guantanamo

‘The dreadful experience of the last decade has shown me that I will never receive just treatment from the American government. Now, my only hope is that my own country will listen.’... Read more »

Taliban indoctrinates kids with American-produced jihadist textbooks

By Ishaan Tharoor — After the United States helped chase out the Taliban government in Afghanistan in 2001, it came across a legacy of its earlier intervention in the region. As The... Read more »

Frightening reality that haunts the Middle East

According to the Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace, 13 years after the 9/11 attacks and the US spending of $4.4 trillion on the forever war and all-consuming... Read more »

Pakistan taking decisive action against militants: General Raheel

WASHINGTON – Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has said that Pakistan is taking decisive and indiscriminate action against Taliban militants including the Haqqani network. Speaking at a banquet held... Read more »

USA and China: Where do they stand?

By Yasmeen Aftab Ali APEC Summit, Asia Pivot and US midterm elections Republicans have swept in with 52 seats in the Senate. For the first time since 2006 they have a majority... Read more »

Mid-Term U.S. Elections: A Huge Setback for Democratic Party

By Saeed Qureshi – – The midterm elections in the United States conducted on June 4, have placed the Republicans as the majority party in the Senate. The Republicans also were leading... Read more »