U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan entered their second week Sunday by targeting positions in the mountains north of the capital Kabul where the ruling Taliban had moved artillery and heavy armor, ...

Today in History for Nov. 1: In 1512, Michelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome were first exhibited to the public. Across the ceiling he painted themes of the Bible, including ...

The World Health Organization reports that gunmen who reportedly killed at least 460 people at a hospital in Sudan's Darfur ...

Pakistan's defence minister threatened on Wednesday to "obliterate" the ruling Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan, a ...

Pakistan threatened to "obliterate" the Taliban after peace talks toward lasting peace between the two sides failed following ...

The city, the spiritual headquarters of the Taliban regime, was the scene of heavy strikes Tuesday, aimed primarily at fuel depots. At a Pentagon briefing Wednesday, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John ...

Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least four people and inundated more than 100 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had tested a Poseidon nuclear-capable super torpedo and that ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to maintain a cease-fire following peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey's Foreign Ministry ...