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NATO kills senior al-Qaeda member in Afghanistan

A senior leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group has reportedly been killed in Kunar province, Afghanistan, according to NATO.

Why was Osama bin Laden not captured?

al Qaeda had warned to set off a “nuclear hellstorm” if Osama bin Laden is ever captured or killed.

Leaked Guantanamo files reveal detainee details: report

A cache of classified U.S. military documents provides intelligence assessments on nearly all of the 779 people who been detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.

Wikileaks Guantanamo: Expert Warns on Testimony from Tortured Witnesses

Testimony unveiled on Sunday in documents released by Wikileaks from prisoners of the United States in Guantanamo, Cuba is not reliable because they were subjected to torture or other forms of coercion, or include false statements by other prisoners, an expert on the matter says.

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Top U.S. official accuses Pakistan intelligence of terrorist links

A senior Pakistani government official has refuted allegations by the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that Pakistan's principal intelligence agency has a longstanding relationship with an insurgent group allied with the Taliban (which has targeted American troops in Afghanistan).

Gold powers above $1,500 as inflation worries mount

Gold rallied above $1,500 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday, extending this week's record run as investors hedged growing inflation risks and bought into a broad commodities rally as the dollar slumped.

‘Restrepo’ filmmaker killed in Libya; believed to be first British casualty of war

Tim Hetherington, a well-known British photojournalist, was killed in Misurata, Libya, while covering the civil war in that country, the UK Foreign Office stated.

Gold powers to record high above $1,500

Gold hit record highs above $1,500 an ounce on Wednesday as fears over the U.S. economic outlook boosted its appeal as a haven from risk, while Asian buyers sought protection from rising inflation.

London police rejects bid by Muslim group to protest Royal Wedding

Scotland Yard said it has rejected a bid by a radical Islamic group to protest the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton outside of Westminster Abbey.

Suicide bombing in Kabul targets defense minister

Another suicide bombing in Afghanistan has killed at least two people and injured seven in an attack inside the country’s defense ministry in Kabul.

Taliban insurgents kill 10 troops in Afghanistan

Ten soldiers -- five foreign and five Afghans – were killed in an attack by a suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan, according to the Afghan defense ministry.

2010: Another deadly, lawless, dangerous year in Pakistan

2010 was another deadly year in Pakistan, and this year is likely to be worse, according to a report from the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), the country’s principal human rights watchdog.

U.S. general warns of Pakistan militant group’s “expanding reach”

The U.S. military is becoming concerned about the expanding reach of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (Laskhar), one of the largest and most well-funded militant groups in Pakistan.

Global military spending hits high but growth slows

Worldwide military spending edged up in 2010 to a record $1.6 trillion, a leading think-tank said on Monday.

Obama to offer deficit reduction plan

With one budget fight behind him, President Barack Obama will offer a long-term plan for deficit reduction this week in preparation for bigger U.S. spending battles ahead, the White House said on Sunday.

Obama to offer U.S. deficit plan, more fights loom

Budget deal avoids shutdown but fight ahead

President Barack Obama signed a short-term spending bill on Saturday that averted a government shutdown, formalizing a compromise deal with Republicans that paves the way for more -- and bigger -- deficit-reduction fights to come.

U.S. budget deal avoids shutdown, fight ahead

Budget deal avoids shutdown, fight ahead

Budget deal avoids shutdown

The last-minute budget deal President Barack Obama and congressional leaders struck to avert a government shutdown paves the way for what Republicans promised on Saturday will be more spending fights to come.

Late budget deal avoids costly shutdown

President Barack Obama and congressional leaders struck a last-minute budget deal on Friday to narrowly avert a government shutdown that would have hit the economy and idled hundreds of thousands of workers.

Shutdown would lay off astronauts, close parks

Garbage will pile up in the streets of the capital, the Statue of Liberty will close and astronauts will stay home if the Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the government shuts down.

One dead, one wounded in bizarre shooting incident on docked UK nuclear sub

A Royal Navy crewman was shot to death and another is seriously wounded inside the HMS Astute nuclear submarine docked at Southampton, England.

Donald Trump, Tea Party's new 'presidential icon'

The Donald is on a roll. A week of frenetic attack on President Barack Obama has earned Donald Trump the second spot in a list of possible Republican presidential candidates in 2012.

Donald Trump: America is in serious, serious trouble

America “is in serious, serious trouble,” said 2012 presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

Congress struggles to find budget deal

With a government shutdown looming, congressional negotiators plan to meet again on Wednesday but remain billions of dollars apart in their search for a budget deal to keep federal agencies running beyond Friday.