New Wave of Killings in Syria

By NADA BAKRI 12:40 PM ET

Violence surged Tuesday in Syria as activists reported at least 30 people killed, including four soldiers who had defected, in several towns and cities across the country.

Yemeni Official Suggests Delay in Presidential Vote

By KAREEM FAHIM 13 minutes ago

Yemen’s foreign minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, said that it would be “difficult” to hold the elections on Feb. 21 as planned, adding to fears of a worsening political crisis.

Hearing Begins on Indictment of Israeli Foreign Minister

By ETHAN BRONNER 11:37 AM ET

Prosecutors will decide whether to pursue charges against Avigdor Lieberman on charges of fraud, breach of trust and money laundering.

Iran Increases Security for Scientists and Reports Arrests After Assassination

By RICK GLADSTONE 58 minutes ago

An assassination last week was the fifth since 2007 involving a scientist with connections to the country’s disputed nuclear program.

Egypt: Mubarak Defense Is Opened

By OMNIYA AL DESOUKIE

Lawyers for Hosni Mubarak, the ousted president, began laying out their defense against charges that he participated in corruption and directed the killing of demonstrators.

Iran Face-Off Testing Obama the Candidate

By MARK LANDLER

The president, trying to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions, must balance choices that could harm either the economic recovery or his image as a firm leader.

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January 17, 2012 4:48 PM ET

Iran Offers U.S. Tiny Replica of Lost Drone

While Iran's government has so far refused an American request to return a captured C.I.A. stealth drone, on Tuesday, an Iranian company manufacturing miniature replicas of the drone offered to send President Obama a pink one.

January 12, 2012

Spate of Self-Immolations Reported in Tunisia

The BBC reports a fivefold increase in the number of self-immolations since the revolution that toppled the Tunisian president last January and ushered in a more democratic government.

January 11, 2012

French Journalist Killed in Syria as Observer Mission Frays

A French television journalist was killed on Wednesday in the Syrian city of Homs, as two members of the Arab League observer mission in the country termed it a failure.

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Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era.

January 16, 2012

Taliban Declares Victory, as Fighting Goes On

With the release of a statement late Sunday, the Taliban made a victory declaration, even though roughly 130,000 coalition troops were still fighting in Afghanistan -- and keeping the Afghan government firmly in power.

January 13, 2012

The Urination Video and Pressures of Battle

The United States Marine Corps identified the four Marines shown in a video urinating on what appear to be dead Taliban fighters, and has named a lead investigating officer to decide whether they should be charged, Marine officials said. Also, an in-depth look at conduct on the battlefield, a place where reprehensible behavior is an ever-present risk in young soldiers thrown into battle, according to combat veterans and military experts.

January 13, 2012

In Iraq Cemetery, Living Among the Dead

In Iraq's restive Diyala Province, where violence continues despite the U.S. withdrawal, the safest place to live is shoulder to shoulder with the interred inside the provincial capital's largest cemetery.

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Arab World Uprisings: A Country-by-Country Look

The convulsions of the Arab Spring find new life as Yemen, Syria and Egypt struggle to transition to new forms of government.

Leaving Iraq

As other American forces shipped out, a handful of units stayed behind to help wind up the bases. At the center of the logistical nightmare of leaving Iraq after more than eight years of war was a Kentucky National Guard unit, the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.

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Interactive Feature: Faces of the Dead

Remembering the fallen service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Turmoil in Egypt

No one knows what the revolution in the Arab world’s largest and once most important country will bring — a state dominated by Islamists, perhaps, or a country mired in misery, disappointment or simmering unrest.

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Iraq’s War Widows Find Little Comfort

Iraq faces a gender imbalance as decades of conflict have left an estimated one million widows. Many hope, against the odds, to marry again.

DOCUMENT: Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

The study on Bahrain’s upheaval marks the most comprehensive document on security force actions during any of the revolts that have flared across the Arab world this year.

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TimesCast | November 25, 2011

Protesters gathered in Tahrir Square for one of the largest demonstrations since the February uprising, but not all Egyptians believe the protests are good for the country.