Month: August 2011

Police on Aruba raised questions about Gary Giordano’s finances early in their investigation of the disappearance of his companion, Robyn Gardner, according to an interview transcript obtained by CNN.

A U.N. fact-finding mission announced Thursday that it has found Syria guilty of human rights violations in its months-long crackdown on protesters. FULL STORY | U.S. SAYS AL-ASSAD MUST GO

At least two suicide bombers attacked the British Council in the Afghan capital Friday, leaving at least four people wounded, officials said.

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe denied accusations Thursday that he ordered the government’s spy agency to wiretap his political opponents.

Turkish warplanes bombed suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq’s rugged mountains Wednesday night, hours after an ambush on a highway in southeastern Turkey killed at least eight soldiers.

Thursday’s coordinated attack on Israeli soldiers and civilians, the deadliest in more than two years, spawned reprisal, rhetoric and questions over security in neighboring Egypt.

The conflict in Libya has at times seemed as much a war of words as a war on the ground, with both the Gadhafi government and the rebel forces claiming to hold the upper hand. But could reports of significant rebel advances in recent days signal a deci…