Days after a court allowed him entry into Britain, controversial Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders said his arrival Friday marked “a victory for the freedom of speech.” “I hope, once again, that the UK government will never, never turn back somebody for political reasons because they don’t like what they are saying,” Wilders said at a news conference at the Houses of Parliament. Wilders, known for his much-criticized film about Islam, was denied entry into Britain in February when he flew there to screen the film, “Fitna,” at the House of Lords
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Obama, advisers review Afghanistan strategy
President Obama huddled with top military, foreign policy and national security advisers Wednesday as part of an ongoing review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistani jets again strike Taliban targets
Pakistani fighter jets bombed a village in South Waziristan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, said military officials and a local Taliban leader. Among those killed in Gorgoray was the father of militant commander Nur Wali, said Ahmed Ullah, a Taliban leader in Razmak, North Waziristan
How French Physicist Hicheur Became a Terrorism Suspect
French security officials have long regarded the Algerian jihadist movement al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb as the most immediate terrorism threat to Europe.
Armenian leader in Turkey for ‘soccer diplomacy’
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian becomes the first head of state from his country to visit Turkey on Wednesday to attend a soccer match between the two countries’ national teams.
Troops to Afghanistan: Logistics May be Tougher than the Politics
President Obama will again huddle with his national security team on Wednesday to decide how many more troops — if any — to send to Afghanistan. But making the decision will be the easy part, the real challenge will be getting those extra boots onto the ground
Iraq approves return of small British force
At least 100 British troops are likely to return to Iraq, a few months after the country withdrew its service members from their bases in and around the southern city of Basra.
29 dead in Pakistan Swat Valley blast
At least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast Monday at a security forces checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, authorities said.
U.N. official admits Afghan vote fraud
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan on Sunday defended himself against allegations that he has been wary to publicly address problems in the country’s recent presidential election. Clarifying his position at a news conference in Kabul on Sunday, Kai Eide admitted that the August 20 vote was marred by “widespread fraud.” Eide, the special representative of the secretary-general for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), called the allegations against him “personal attacks against me and my integrity” by his recently fired deputy, Peter Galbraith
Flu Vaccinations: It’s a Jab or Your Job
At Winthrop hospital on New York’s Long Island, the signs are everywhere. They’re posted at every nurses’ station, papered above the security panels against which employees swipe their ID cards and even attached to paychecks.