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22nd February 2012 - The Washington Post

High-Value Guantanamo Bay Detainee Majid Khan, in First, Reaches Plea Deal

A former Baltimore area resident held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has reached a plea agreement with military prosecutors that calls for him to testify at the trials of other detainees in exchange for a much-reduced sentence and eventual freedom.

22nd February 2012 - The Washington Post

Journalists Among Dozens Killed as Bombing Continues in Syrian City of Homs

Syrian forces continued to bombard the city of Homs on Wednesday, as international outrage at the growing death toll increased pressure on the government of President Bashar al-Assad ahead of a meeting of world leaders Friday to discuss the crisis.

22nd February 2012 - The Wall Street Journal

After Offensives, Somali Militia Is On Its Heels

Ethiopian and Somali troops captured one of the last strongholds of al Shabaab, the militant Islamist group that has held much of Somalia in its violent grip for six years—the latest advance in a pan-African campaign that has left the group facing defeat.