Former cricket sensation Imran Khan believes he will not only become the next prime minister of Pakistan, but that his party will be able to fix the country's problems in 90 days, writes Mike Giglio.
On the eve of an increasingly doomed ceasefire plan, Syrian troops have opened fire across the borders of Turkey and Lebanon. Benjamin McQueen reports on the strength of Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Political and media establishments seem to regard being in a constant state of war as a normal part of society, writes Arianna Huffington. But Americans want out of the war in Afghanistan -- even if politicians won't talk about it.
Crikey media wrap: The Syrian government has pledged to withdraw its troops and weaponry from civilian areas by one week today, as part of a peace plan signed with UN special envoy Kofi Annan.
Following the arrest of seven men dressed in women's clothes who attempted to gain access to Coalition forces in Afghanistan, the US army have ordered 'guardian angels' to watch over troops, reports Graham Smith.
Crikey media wrap: The Syrian government agreed overnight to a peace plan drawn up by UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan, but the fighting between Bashar al-Assad forces and rebel groups continues.
Boko Haram has grabbed headlines in Nigeria for its lethal attacks on military barracks and police stations in northern Nigeria, writes Clair MacDougall, a freelance journalist in Monrovia in Liberia.
Thousands of emails to and from Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's private email account have been revealed showing Assad took advice from Iran on the recent uprising and his wife spent more than $15,000 on chandeliers and candlesticks from Paris.
Crikey media wrap: A US sergeant on deployment in Afghanistan went on a civilian killing spree in a remote village in southern Afghanistan, murdering 16 people -- including nine children.
If American politics seem particularly bizarre in this current micro-era of extreme polarisation, one is jolted from idle smugness by remembering what’s at stake, writes W H Chong.
