The looming impeachment of an Iranian cabinet member sparks acts of bribery and a fist-fight:
- Scandal, Fistfight Erupt Over Impeachment Move in Iran (Washington Post)
Despite lobbying for larger quotas, only six seats reserved for minorities:
Circumstantial evidence indicates a local Afghan police chief and another district leader aided the Taliban:
Profits from dairy farming leave many hopeful for successful agriculture in Afghanistan:
- Afghans Find Modest Prosperity in Once-Banned Trade – Milk (Christian Science Monitor)
Tareq al-Hashemi, one of Iraq’s vice-presidents calls for nationwide referendum to decide the fate of the pact allowing US soldiers to remain:
- Poll Proposed for Iraq-US Pact (Al Jazeera)
Targeting more than the Muslim Brotherhood, restrictions underline the “epidemic social, economic and political illnesses of the country”
- Egypt Fails on Free Speech (Guardian)
Backing off from its detente with North Korea, US officials accuse a North Korean state airline jet was carrying sophisticated technology such as ballistic missile parts:
- U.S. Efforts Divert Iran-Bound Cargo (Washington Post)
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