OXFORD, England, July 3 (UPI) -- Gen. Wesley Clark is uniquely qualified to dissect the record of Sen. John McCain. He served in the U.S. military for 38 years. He was supreme allied commander Europe, a Rhodes Scholar and valedictorian. Presidents need advisers who will tell them what they must know, not what they want to hear.

BRUSSELS, July 3 (UPI) -- The violence against voters in Zimbabwe topped the list of five deteriorating conflict situations in June, according to the monthly CrisisWatch report.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 3 (UPI) -- The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called Central Asia vital to the overall security in the OSCE.

WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Three new explosive detection trained canine teams have begun their deployment at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 3 (UPI) -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe elected a new president of the Parliamentary Assembly Thursday.

BRUSSELS, July 3 (UPI) -- Without support from the international community Guinea-Bissau could become a haven for terrorism, a report from the International Crisis Group says.

The Al-Basaer newspaper of the Association of Muslim Scholars in its Thursday editorial said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in one of the most troublesome tight spots he has been in since coming to power.

ANKARA, Turkey, July 3 (UPI) -- A top U.S. military general met in Ankara with Turkish military officials Thursday to discuss military matters concerning the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.

BAGHDAD, July 3 (UPI) -- The fate of the Iraqi planning minister is unknown as top officials sidestep issues seen delaying the return of the main Sunni bloc to the government.

AMMAN, Jordan, July 3 (UPI) -- Jordanian and Iraqi authorities spoke in Amman about the possibilities of exchanging prisoners not linked to terrorism, an envoy said.