Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security | JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said on Wednesday... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda) The New York Times
Will Israel Join the March of Folly? | Barbara Tuchman, in her classic book "March of Folly," examined four cases in history when governments acted contrary to their own best interests: the Trojans who let the Greeks bring the fatal hors... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) The New York Times
Marjah fears return of warlords | By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the center of a recent large... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic, Pool)Asia Times AfghanistanMilitaryPhotosSecurityTaliban
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse | By Mel Frykberg | RAMALLAH - Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals. | Military movement on the ground is ... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)Asia Times DefenceIranIsraelNuclearPhotos
Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from polls | Myanmar's military government has announced a new election law that bars Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's detained opposition leader, from standing in polls expected lat... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)Al Jazeera ElectionGovernmentMilitaryMyanmarPhotos
Tight security on Tibet anniversary | China has stepped up security in Tibet as the Himalayan region marks the sensitive anniversaries of the failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 and bloody riots tw... (photo: AP / Binod Joshi)Al Jazeera ChinaPhotosProtestsSecurityTibet
Aid workers shot dead in Pakistan | Unidentified assailants have attacked the office of a Western aid agency in Pakistan, killing up to five people and wounding several others, according to poli... (photo: AP / Naveed Sultan)Al Jazeera AidPakistanPhotosTalibanTerrorism
