Middle East
Iran executes man despite international pressure
Iran on Sunday hanged a man said to be affiliated to an exiled opposition group, state media reported, despite international pressure on ...Department of Ironic Defense
By Tom H. Hastings Like so many other US military bases overseas, the Okinawan locals who oppose the base are told that ...UN says Iraqi violence claimed 799 lives in May
A total of 799 Iraqis were killed and 1,409 others injured in violent attacks in May, most of whom civilians, according to ...Egypt votes in presidential election
Egyptians have headed to the polls to elect a new president with ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi widely expected to win.Car bombing in northern Iraq kills 12
A car bomb exploded outside a liquor store in northern Iraq overnight, killing at least 12 civilians, a senior police officer said ...Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall, calls for Middle East peace
Pope Francis invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to pray together at the Vatican for peace between their ...Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B bank fraud
A billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam in Iran, the largest fraud case since the country\'s ...A Pivot on the Peace Island
For the past two weeks, I’ve been in the Republic of Korea (ROK), as ...Pope Francis arrives in Jordan for Mideast trip
Pope Francis arrived in Jordan on Saturday to kick off his first visit to the Middle East since becoming the head of ...22 killed as Syria rebels shell Assad election rally
Syrian Islamist rebels bombarded a campaign rally in support of President Bashar al-Assad\'s re-election in a controversial June 3 poll, killing at ...