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Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey
In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a ...
Syrian opposition: willing to meet with regime
Syria's top opposition leader said Friday that he was willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government to "ease the pain of the ...
NATO chief says security, economy are linked
NATO's chief says the economic crisis could threaten the national security of members of the military alliance, and he's urging them to maintain ...
Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan
A police truck packed with officers and detainees struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan's largest city, killing 10 of those aboard, officials ...
Iran official: Attack on Syria is attack on Iran
Issuing Tehran's strongest warning to date, a top Iranian official said Saturday that any attack on Syria would be deemed an attack on Iran, a sign ...
China could prove ultimate winner in Afghanistan
China, long a bystander to the conflict in Afghanistan, is stepping up its involvement as U.S.-led forces prepare to withdraw, attracted by the ...
NATO missile defense battery in Turkey operational
The first of six Patriot missile batteries being deployed to Turkey to protect against attack from Syria was declared operational and placed under ...
Afghan police: Suicide bomber misses NATO, kills 5
Afghan police say a suicide car bomber has killed five civilians and wounded another 25 in a botched attempt to hit a convoy of NATO supply trucks in ...
NATO to activate Turkey missile defenses this week
NATO's Patriot anti-missile defense batteries along Turkey's border with Syria will become operational this week, a senior official said Wednesday.
UN: Prisoners still tortured in Afghan custody
Afghan authorities are still torturing prisoners, such as hanging them by their wrists and beating them with cables, the United Nations said, a year ...
2 alleged Russian spies on trial in Germany
Dead letter drops. Fake papers with cover stories to match. Secret orders by radio from Moscow. The accusations read like something out of the Cold ...
French president bares tough side in Africa fights
Bombing militants in Mali may be the most popular thing Francois Hollande has done as France's president. The bespectacled and self-described "normal" ...
Syria bombs Damascus suburbs to keep rebels out
The Syrian government bombed areas around Damascus on Monday as part of its push to keep rebel fighters out of the capital, leaving many children ...
Afghanistan: Blast kills 7 civilians after raid
An explosion Sunday killed seven Afghan villagers as they tried to pull bodies of dead insurgents from the rubble of a village mosque after a night ...
Pakistani truckers of NATO goods go on strike
Truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan have gone on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay, inadequate security and ...
Afghan soldier kills British soldier, wounds 6
An Afghan soldier turned his weapon against foreign and Afghan troops in a southern province, killing one British soldier, another attack by a member ...
Fighting in Syria as world slams Assad speech
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed disappointment with Syrian President Bashar Assad for rejecting the most important elements of ...
Dutch Patriot missiles shipped out to Turkey
The Dutch military is shipping its Patriot missiles to fellow NATO member Turkey to boost its air defenses amid the escalating war in neighboring ...