Pakistani leader threatens to cut off NATO supply routes
Imran Khan, whose party controls a key province, says flow depends on a halt to U.S. drone strikes.
Afghan delegation to meet with former Taliban leader
Abdul Ghani Baradar has been envisioned as a key go-between in peace talks.
16 Afghan presidential candidates disqualified from race
Most of the 10 approved by the country’s electoral body are seen as pro-Karzai figures.
Afghan assembly to consider deal with U.S. next month
The proposal would allow the U.S. military to keep key bases and troops in Afghanistan after 2014.
Moderate Syrian rebels feel squeeze
Lacking meaningful aid from the West and battling adversaries on two fronts, the opposition groups are quickly losing fighters.
U.S., Afghanistan agree on outline of post-2014 accord
The deal would keep some U.S. troops in place, provided they are granted immunity, Kerry says.
Photo Gallery
Syrian rebels, off the battlefield
As the two-year-old conflict grinds on, a look at the rebels during breaks in the fighting.
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Tracking America’s drone war
Armed drones have become a vital element of U.S. national security policy. This project documents ongoing drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Obama awards Army captain Medal of Honor
Capt. William Swenson was awarded the honor for his bravery during the Battle of Ganjgal, one of the deadliest battles in the Afghan war.
U.S. drone network in the Middle East and Africa
As the U.S. military withdraws from Afghanistan, the Pentagon is shifting its fleet of drones to other global hot spots.
Chemical weapons stockpiles around the world
Russia and the U.S. rank highest in the number of declared chemical weapons. See who else has declared chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Who has signed the Chemical Weapons Convention
After Syria signed the treaty, it became the 190th country to join the international convention outlawing chemical weapons.
Elsewhere in World
Asia / Pacific
Africa
- Most Kenyans want their president to be tried at Hague for vote violence crimes, poll finds.
- Gunmen kidnap French parish priest in terror zone in north Cameroon, radical sect a suspect
- UNICEF's Farrow warns of danger of genocide in Central African Republic
- French foreign minister says documents show Nigeria's Boko Haram trained in north Mali
Middle East
- UN nuclear agency says Iran has slowed pace of uranium enrichment ahead of nuclear talks
- Egypt gives Russian dignitaries red carpet welcome but insists it's not turning away from US
- Libyan cleric, ex-police officer killed, part of a wave of targeted attacks in eastern city
- Egypt's ousted president moved from hospital room to solitary confinement in prison
The Americas
- Police say 65 men arrested in Australia as part of Canadian child porn website investigation
- Venezuela's congress looks set to hand President Maduro decree powers
- Bieber says he's sorry, but his gear is stuck in Argentina, where he faces criminal complaints
- Canada says 386 children rescued in international child porn bust; 348 people arrested
National Security
- Thunderbirds, Blue Angels are back; but other military outreach programs remain grounded
- Kerry: Nuclear deal with Iran will be 'failsafe' so it will have no nuclear weapons capability
- Air Force to 'add more rigor' to screening of candidates for nuclear commander jobs
- Air Force to 'add more rigor' to screening of candidates for nuclear commander jobs