Updated August 25, 2014 - 11:40 PM EDT
Latest News
Below is a listing of all the news featured on Antiwar.com. Other news is available from a variety of news sources listed on our News Sources Page. For categorized news, see our Regional Section.

August 25th, 2014

US Says It Told Qatar Not to Pay a Ransom US Court Scraps Order to Seize Kurdish Crude From Tanker Near Texas
Three Chinese Engineers Kidnapped in Southeast Turkey: Sources Teenager Arrested in Killing of Imam in Western China
Amid Ethnic Tensions, China Turns to Cartoon Princess American Executive, Former FBI Agent, and Qataris Sought to Free Peter Theo Curtis
Gaza War Could Push Slowing Israeli Economy Into Contraction US Says Airstrikes on Syria Are Not Imminent
Dempsey in Afghanistan for Transition Talks General: Biggest Challenge in Afghanistan to Come
Bitcoin Lobby Launches Spending PAC Report: Pentagon to Conduct Surveillance Flights Over Syria
Rep. Tim Kaine: Congress Must Vote on Iraq College Cops Score Military Supplies
Gaza Teen Cites Ordeal as Captive of Israelis US, Chinese Officials to Meet at Pentagon After Jet Intercept
US Soldiers: 'We Lost Our Jobs for Reporting Being Raped' Kremlin Plans New Ukraine Convoy as Border Clashes Rage
Syrian Foreign Minister Warns US Against Airstrikes Ukraine's Poroshenko Signs Decree to Dissolve Parliament
Massive Drop in Support for Netanyahu: Poll More Prisoners in Egypt Join Hunger Strike
Likud MP Proposes Paying Arabs to Leave Gaza Rockets From Lebanon Land in Israel, Prompting IDF to Respond With Artillery Fire
Palestinian Source: Hamas Prepared to Accept Ceasefire Palestinians Say Ceasefire Near, Still Waiting for Israeli Response
US Working With Jordan, EU on Gaza Ceasefire Draft Palestinians Rescue Settlers After West Bank Attack
Israel Arrests Minors Suspected of Hate Crime Against Palestinians Displaced Yazidis Find Unlikely Safe Haven in Syria Refugee Camp
Provoking Quandary for US, Embattled Syrian Government Asks for Help Fighting Islamic State Saudi Arabia Set to Earn $8.5 Bn From Hajj
Judge Orders FBI to Investigate Witness Tampering in OKC Bombing Video Case ISIS an 'Incredible' Fighting Force, US Special Ops Sources Say
For a Gaza Athlete, There Is Nowhere to Run Norwegian Muslims Rally Against Islamic Militants
VA Touts Progress on Suicides; Data Tell Another Story Palestinian-American Teen Denied Access to Israel's Airport
Israeli MPs Push to Ban Using Arabic as Secondary Official Language Yemen Shiite Rebels Harden Their Protest Demands
British Embassy in US Celebrates Burning Down White House 200 Years Ago Army: Shooter at Fort Lee Was Soldier Who Shot Self
Sisi Says Qatar, Turkey, US, and the Muslim Brotherhood Are Funding Media Projects to Undermine Egypt's Stability Iran Airs TV Footage of Purported Israeli Drone
Tony Blair Gives Kazakhstan's Autocratic President Tips on How to Defend a Massacre Mosque Suicide Bomber Kills 13 in Baghdad
Egypt and United Arab Emirates Said to Have Secretly Carried Out Libya Airstrikes The Surveillance Engine: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google
Seattle Protesters Aim to Block Israeli Cargo Ship Over Gaza Siege Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza Strip Hit by Israeli Air Strike
Two People Killed in Illinois Recycling Plant Explosion: Mortar Round Suspected Journalist Creates 'Rubble Bucket Challenge' to Raise Awareness About Gaza
Experimental US Hypersonic Weapon Explodes During Flight Test Former New York Judge Appointed to UN Gaza Inquiry
Pakistan Cleric at Rally Warns of 48-Hour Deadline Libya Now Has Competing Parliaments
'All Clear' at Fort Lee Army Base After Security Incident Kurdish and Iraqi Parties Make Headway in Talks for New Government
In Iran, Limited Support for ISIS Among Small Number of Salafis Thousands Flee to Cameroon After Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
Germany Says No Plans to Reengage With Assad Due to ISIS Threat Arab Ministers in Saudi Discuss Syria, ISIS Crises
Iran 'Will Speed Arming of Palestinians' After Israeli Drone Downed Yemen's Shi'ite Rebel Group Refuses to Stop Rallies
Afghan Election Dispute Enters Risky New Phase Rival Yemeni Protests as Talks With Shi'ite Rebels Fail
In Personal Plea, Top Hamas Leader Calls on Obama to Stop 'Holocaust' in Gaza Libya's Neighbors Fear Spillover of Violence
South Sudan Rebels Face Sanctions After Killing Ceasefire Monitor More Prisoners in Egypt Join Ongoing Hunger Strike
Dempsey: We Will Act if Islamic Group Threatens US Syrian Official Warns US: No Unilateral Airstrikes
Abkhazia Elects Opposition Leader as President Thai King Endorses Junta Leader as Prime Minister
Merkel Says Ukraine Crisis Is Hurting German Economy Russia Allows Dairy Imports From Turkish Firms After Western Food Ban
Russia Wants to 'Help Ukrainians Agree Among Themselves': Lavrov Russia Sees West Changing Tack on Syria, Urges Engagement With Assad
Boko Haram Leader Says Ruling Nigerian Town by Islamic Law Afghan Presidential Inauguration Delayed With Candidates Deep in Conflict
Libya Seeks Foreign Help for Oilfields as Rockets Fired at Airport Iran Nuclear Probe Reaches Deadline, No Word Yet on Outcome
Vietnam Envoy to Visit China to Seek Thaw in Testy Ties Syria Says Would Work With Any State to Fight Islamist Militants
UN Accuses Islamic State of Mass Killings Gaza: Two Die in Israeli Strikes as 'New Truce Floated'
Boko Haram Crisis: Nigerian Troops 'Flee Into Cameroon' Iraq Crisis: Suicide Blast Targets Baghdad Shi'ite Mosque
Afghan Vote Crisis 'Costing Billions', Says Finance Minister Iran TV Shows Off Allegedly Downed Israeli Drone
Russia Claims Mh17 Crash Investigation Stalled Merkel Backs Spain Against Catalan Secession Vote
Turkey Protest in Istanbul Over Syrian Refugees French Government Dissolved Amid Internal Feud
Baltic Fears: NATO Debates Directing Missile Shield Against Russia

August 24th, 2014

Russia to Replace Sanctions-Hit Airline With New Carrier Russia Plans to Send Second Aid Convoy to Ukraine
Islamists Release US Journalist, Terms Not Disclosed

August 23rd, 2014

Israeli Teens Gripped by Virulent Racism
More News
Regional News