TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.N. resolution to be adopted this month could help clear the way for Japan to extend its naval mission in support of U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan — a move keenly sought by Washington, a diplomatic source said.The leader of Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party, Ichiro …

OTTAWA (AFP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned that his country would fall into bloody chaos if foreign troops withdraw too quickly, in an interview with Canadian media.”Afghanistan will fall back into anarchy,” he told the daily Globe and Mail, fearing a withdrawal of Canadian troops in February 2009, their …

Iran said a warning by the French foreign minister that the world should brace for war with Iran damages the credibility of France and is out of line with EU policy.