US Audit Finds Afghanistan Incapable of Sustaining Security
PENTAGON — A U.S. government audit warns that Afghanistan will likely be incapable of sustaining its security forces beyond the 2014 pullout of international troops due to incompetence.
UN: Opium Production in Burma Grows for Sixth Straight Year
The United Nations says opium production in Burma has gone up for the sixth consecutive year, despite increased government efforts to curtail output of the crop used to make heroin.
Iranian State Media Reports Navy Ships Docked in Sudan
NAIROBI — Iran’s state media reports two Iranian warships have docked at a Sudanese port to convey a “message of peace,†a week after Khartoum accused Israel of attacking a Sudanese weapons factory. According to IRNA, a destroyer and a helicopter carrier were sent to ensure the protection of shipping lanes.
Air Strikes in Syrian Capital Shatter Truce
CAIRO, EGYPT — Syria's Eid al Adha holiday truce is in tatters as Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets Monday in the Damascus suburbs in what activists say was the fiercest air raid campaign in the capital since the uprising began 19 months ago.