Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah makes his most definitive pledge of support for the Syrian government's forces in their battle against rebels.BEIRUT — The leader of the militant group Hezbollah on Saturday aligned his powerful movement squarely behind the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and vowed victory against Syrian rebels, whom he assailed as proxy warriors for the West and Israel.
Since his decisive victory in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif has had newspapers buzzing over friendly phone chatting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Indian-Pakistani relations, for years fraught with tension, appear on the surface to have received a boost from the stunning electoral comeback by former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
An American withdrawal from the region could diminish the financing and political importance Pakistan held as a key player in global counterterrorism efforts.
Longtime U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker says that when dealing with Iran, negotiations and concessions would be far more effective than tougher sanctions.WASHINGTON — Ryan Crocker has long been viewed as America's indispensable diplomat in the Muslim world. President George W. Bush named him ambassador to Iraq in 2007 to rescue a failing policy, and four years later, President Obama dispatched him to salvage the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
BBC NewsFar-right marchers rally amid tensions over Woolwich killingCNNNewcastle, England (CNN) -- Waving flags and chanting, far-right marchers rallied in northern England on Saturday, their numbers apparently swelled by anger over the slaying of a British soldier by attackers who claimed an Islamist motive. Protesters on the Attacks on Muslims rise in wake of Woolwich killingTelegraph.co.ukViewpoint: What do radical Islamists actually believe in?BBC NewsBritish-Indians condemn brutal terror attack in LondonBusiness StandardPolitics.co.uk -Newham Recorder -The Express Tribuneall 133 news articles »