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A look at Lee Kuan Yew and the 'malaria-infested backwater' mythSingapore made incredible strides under Mr. Lee, who was laid to rest today. But it was also well ahead of many of its Asian peers at independence.
Pakistan mulling Saudi request to send ground troops to YemenSaudi Arabia, looking for soldiers willing to fight on the ground in Yemen, asked Pakistan if it would send troops. So far, that looks unlikely.
Yemen crisis: Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes to halt Houthi rebelsEgypt sends warships through Suez Canal to support Saudi action, taken in support of Yemen's President Hadi. The US says it supports its Gulf Cooperation Council 'partners.'
Yemen is in a civil war. But where is it headed?Many see the violence in Yemen as a proxy war between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran. That's true to an extent, but risks oversimplification.聽
Yemen crisis: Houthi fighters advance toward president's strongholdThere were conflicting reports of whether President Hadi had fled his temporary capital in Aden after Shiite Houthi fighters took over Yemen's largest airbase, just 35 miles away.
Obama White House accuses Israel of spying to undermine Iran talksThe already poor relationship between the Obama administration and the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to get worse, with Iran nuclear talks nearing an important deadline at the end of the month.
Defying Toyko, Okinawa suspends US military base constructionThe relocation of a US Marine Corps base on the island is aimed at removing a longstanding irritant in US-Japan relations. Tokyo backs the relocation plan, but the view in Okinawa is less positive.聽
In museum attack, Tunisia sees Libya's instability cross the borderIslamic State, which has a growing presence in Libya, claimed responsibility for the deadly museum attack. Tunisia said two gunmen received military training in Libya.
Missile defense puts South Korea in East Asian squeezeA dispute over possible deployment has brought sharp words between Seoul and Beijing. Foreign ministers of S. Korea, China, and Japan will meet for the first time in three years Saturday amid tensions over security, territory, and wartime history.
Israel votes: Netanyahu's last-ditch vow to his base 鈥� a dead peace processPoliticians make many campaign promises they don't intend to deliver on. But Netanyahu's promise Monday to never agree to a Palestinian state fits his record.
Russia rules out return of Crimea, defying sanctions on its ailing economyThis week marks the first anniversary of Russia's legal annexation of Crimea, a territory of Ukraine that was seized in the aftermath of a revolt in Kiev.聽
In latest testy move, Putin launches military drills in ArcticThe Russian president's perceived provocations are leading many former East bloc nations 鈥� from Poland to the Baltics 鈥� to start their own military readiness campaigns.聽
Is winning in Tikrit really the key for Iraq retaking Mosul?It can't hurt. But Iraq reasserting control over its territory is going to prove a lot more complicated than that.
Under fire in Iraq, Islamic State accepts Boko Haram as affiliateNigeria's Boko Haram pledged allegiance last week to the self-proclaimed Islamic State, which is fighting for control of the Iraqi city of Tikrit.聽
Iraq vows Tikrit victory, but avoiding sectarian reprisals may be the real testFierce fighting is underway to wrest back all of the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the so-called Islamic State. But after a victory, avoiding reprisals on Sunni residents by Shiite militias won't be easy.
Does timing of latest ISIS video signal its growing fears of defections?The Islamic State group has released a new video that claims to show a child killing an alleged 'Israeli spy.'聽The group聽had accused the captive聽Israeli Arab,聽Mohamed Musallam, of spying for Mossad.聽
Myanmar riot police break up student protest over education lawThe crackdown on students marching to Yangon, the former capital, underscores Myanmar's limited tolerance of free expression.
Islamic State: US airstrikes, internal divisions take toll on militantsOil revenues are declining and the flow of foreign jihadists may be slowing. Airstrikes in Syria by a US-led coalition come as Iraqi forces continue to battle IS in northern Iraq.聽
Boko Haram hits Nigerian town hard despite multinational offensiveThe militant Islamist group killed 68 in Njaba, but has suffered setbacks in some areas after Nigeria teamed up with other West African countries to launch air and ground attacks.聽
Attack on US ambassador to South Korea spotlights pro-North radicalismNorth Korea's state media praised the knife attack and said it showed anti-US sentiment in South Korea. Ambassador Mark Lippert is recovering after surgery on his face and hand.聽
