Asked if the Pakistani government or the ISI could have possibly been involved in harboring Osama bin Laden, the former PM replies, “This is totally untrue.” Read more: India, Afghanistan, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, 9/11, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Pervez Musharraf, Iran, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Osama Bin Laden Pakistan, War…

SEATTLE — A Seattle defense attorney prepared to meet Monday with Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is facing formal charges in an attack on two slum… Read more: Robert Bales, Afghanistan Killings, Afghanistan, Robert Bales Afghanistan, Afghanistan Shooting, Robert Bales Soldier, Afghanistan War, World News from The Huffington Post…

Shareholders to receive dividends for first time since 1995, as Apple announces plans for $98bn cash reserve. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/business/2012/03/201231974823312103.html

Clooney’s well-meaning activism for Nuba mountain people is rooted in a political culture that does not care for nuance What does one immediately associate with Sudan? Darfur, allegations of genocide, a president indicted by the international criminal court and a mistreated south seceding from the north of the country. And…

Exhibition by Syrian artists portrays bloodshed and turmoil from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17402859

Tens of thousands of people have marched in southern Iraq, demanding better living conditions. from (author unknown) via http://www.rferl.org/content/thousands_of_iraqis_march_on_war_anniversary/24520447.html

Papers prepared for President Assad by intelligence and security chiefs throw light on his strategy to quell protests. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/20123191073517388.html

from Juan via http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/nPVhgcaDY_w/romney-wins-with-latinos-in-puerto-rico.html

Security officials in Pakistan say at least eight people have been killed and more than 10 injured in clashes between the army and militants in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. from RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal via http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan_clashes_leave_8_dead_tribal_region/24520114.html

• Clashes in Mezze, the Syrian capital’s security district • ICRC goes to Moscow while UN team heads for Damascus• British reporters freed in Libya 8.32am: (all times GMT) Welcome to Middle East Live. Reports of clashes in the Mezze district of Damascus point to possible military defections. Here’s a…