1 Polish soldier killed, 1 wounded in Afghanistan
Poland's Defense Ministry says an improvised explosive device has killed a Polish soldier and wounded another one in Afghanistan. The ministry said ...
Danes pull out soldiers from Afghanistan in August
Denmark says it will end combat operations in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan in August, about six months earlier than planned because the ...
UK soldier to receive posthumous Victoria Cross
A British soldier who died in a firefight in Afghanistan is to be honored with the country's highest award for bravery under fire, the Victoria Cross.

UN says US drones violate Pakistan's sovereignty
The head of a U.N. team investigating casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan declared after a secret research trip to the country that the ...
Wounded Iranian dies in Iraq, says group in exile
A spokesman says a member of an Iranian opposition group exiled in Iraq has died of injuries sustained in an attack last month on their camp near ...

Syrian army eroded by defections, battle deaths
A top Syrian cleric's appeal to young men to join the army raised the question of whether President Bashar Assad is running out of soldiers, prompting ...

5 US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday. Monday night's crash brought the total ...

Al-Qaida says it killed 51 Syrian soldiers in Iraq
Al-Qaida's Iraq branch claimed responsibility Monday for the deaths of 51 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqis killed in a well-planned assault in western ...
Official: Bomb kills 3 soldiers in NW Pakistan
A roadside bomb killed three Pakistani soldiers in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, a local government official said.

Bombs, clashes with Karzai mar Hagel's Afghan trip
Two suicide bombings and a host of looming disagreements with the Afghan president cast a shadow on Saturday over U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's ...
Parliament approves national budget for Iraq
Iraq's parliament approved a $118.6 billion national budget on Thursday after months of wrangling over how much should be allocated to foreign oil ...

French soldier, about 10 rebels die in Mali clash
French and Malian forces moving into far eastern Mali clashed with jihadist fighters in a spontaneous gunbattle on Wednesday, leaving a French soldier ...
Anti-al-Qaida leader killed in Iraq shooting
A local leader of anti-al-Qaida militiamen was shot dead Tuesday in western Baghdad, one of eight people killed in violence in different parts of ...

48 Syrian soldiers killed in Iraq ambush
Dozens of Syrian soldiers who had crossed into Iraq for refuge were ambushed Monday with bombs, gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in an attack ...
Officials: 42 Syrian troops killed in Iraq ambush
At least 42 Syrian soldiers were killed in a well-coordinated ambush Monday after seeking refuge across the border in Iraq following clashes with ...

3rd French soldier killed in Mali combat
A French soldier has died in some of the most intense fighting thus far in the seven-week-old military campaign to push back a jihadist advance in ...
NATO says 2 Afghan boys accidentally killed
International forces accidentally killed two Afghan boys during an operation in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Saturday. Marine Gen

Chad's president: Al-Qaida chief killed in Mali
Chadian President Idriss Deby announced Friday that Chadian troops fighting to dislodge an al-Qaida affiliate in northern Mali killed one of the ...

Syrian rebel put his dreams on hold in civil war
Abdullah Qadi stood apart from his fellow rebel fighters — an educated young man from a poor farming town who managed to make it through veterinary ...
Roadside bomb kills 9 people in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed nine people, mostly border policemen, Thursday in Afghanistan where militants continue to target government security forces ...

Bangladesh sentences Islamic party leader to death
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced a leader of an Islamic political party to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for ...

Taliban vow to keep targeting Afghan officials
The Taliban vowed Thursday to target government employees and other Afghan civilians they consider linked to the U.S.-led coalition despite a warning ...
Report: Turkish jets strike rebel targets in Iraq
A news agency says Turkish jets have pounded suspected Kurdish rebel targets in a cross-border raid in northern Iraq. Turkey's private Dogan news ...