Americans across the political spectrum believe the war in Afghanistan is futile and want to bring the troops home, according to a new a New York Times/CBS poll.
The US was the only western country to have carried out judicial executions last year and the 43 executions in the country ranked it fifth in the world in capital punishment, behind China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Amnesty International said Monday.
The U.S. war effort in Afghanistan has become more unpopular than ever, a New York Times/CBS News poll released Monday finds.
Gilani will also meet directly with President Barack Obama to try to repair the fractured ties between Pakistan and the U.S.
The tensions in Afghanistan continue to rise as two British troops were shot to death in southern Afghanistan by a gunman in an Afghan army uniform.
The U.S. military has officially charged Sgt. Robert Bales with the murder of 17 Afghan civilians, including an unborn baby of one of the victims. With the inclusion of the unborn baby in the dead list, the tally went up to 17, though Afghan officials had reported only 16 deaths initially.
Continuing his tirade against the West, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the US and NATO can no longer dictate policy for the rest of the world and warned that the NATO policy in Afghanistan and other countries would make Western relations with Pakistan worse.
French authorities have ordered the brother of an al Qaeda-inspired killer to be detained on suspicion of complicity in his sibling's assassination of three Jewish children, a rabbi and three soldiers.
The United States has given $860,000 to the families of victims of the massacre in Kandahar province that is being blamed on U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, two Afghan officials said Sunday.
President Barack Obama, visiting South Korea, called on the Communist North Sunday to call off a planned rocket launch, and warned that food aid in return for disarmament would be at risk.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was charged with the murder of 17 Afghan civilians on Friday. Charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, the 38-year-old soldier could face the death penalty if convicted.
French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, asserts that French terrorist Mohamed Merah could not have been arrested before the Toulouse massacre.
The murderous shooting spree by an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist in Southern France has started a fierce debate in France about the government's failure in handling the issue. The gunman, Mohamed Merah, who confessed to killing seven people, was killed in a police raid on his flat Thursday.
The U.S. Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in the unacceptable practice of considering treatment costs in making a diagnosis, Army Secretary John McHugh told a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday.
Bales, a four-tour combat veteran, will also face other charges, including attempted murder.
As the dust settled the details of Merah's life began to emerge, painting a picture of a troubled young man who was swept up in and radicalized by Middle Eastern jihadism.
After a 32 hour standoff,the Islamic terrorist accused of killing seven people was killed Thursday as police raided his apartment. Click through the slide show to check out dramatic images of the Merah's standoff with French police forces.
A video of an apache helicopter crash disaster in Afghanistan made its way onto the Internet on Thursday, prompting officials to start an investigation for possible criminal charges.
Marine Corps sergeant Gary Stein faces a possible discharge after starting a Facebook page openly condemning President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
The United States should keep a substantial number of troops in Afghanistan despite intensifying doubts about America's mission there, Marine Gen. John Allen told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
The French citizen of Algerian heritage had been on the U.S. watch list for two years before he began the rampage that led to his death Thursday. He is believed responsible for the shooting deaths of seven people, including schoolchildren, in Toulouse.
France currently has about 5-million Muslims, making it the largest Islamic community in Europe.
