AFGHANISTAN

Attackers with silencers on their guns attacked a Sufi religious building in Afghanistan Saturday.

There is no shift in U.S. policy regarding Assad, and Britain and France have rejected calls to restore ties with the Assad government.

Nearly 100 U.S. nationals have so far joined militant groups, including ISIS, in Iraq and Syria, according to a London-based think tank.

The former military commander hopes to avoid a trial by pleading guilty to leaking information to his then-mistress.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu contended Iran is a threat to both Israel and the U.S. in his address to Congress.

Researchers found that 28 countries were worse off than Sierra Leone in terms of adequate health systems.

Britain is one of several NATO nations that are not meeting their commitments on defense spending.

Washington is hoping to foster improved relations with Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani.

Prince Harry will continue charity and field work in Africa after his military service ends.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said that it was aimed at a convoy of US troops.

Currently, an Australian visiting Syria or Iraq illegally could face up to 10 years in prison.

Afghan officials said negotiations are imminent, but the Taliban called the claims "false."

Afghan authorities said that those abducted belonged to the minority Hazara community.

Two men convicted of seeking to join al Qaeda and training to carry out attacks on Americans in Afghanistan were sentenced on Monday to 25 years in federal prison, the U.S. Justice Department said.

The trade-off between personal freedoms and national security, Australia's prime minister said, was necessary.

A gathering of top U.S. military commanders and diplomats was hosted by new U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India has secured the release of the Rev. Alexis Prem Kumar, a Jesuit priest held captive in Afghanistan since last June.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that Sydney gunman, an Iranian refugee, should not have been allowed into the country.

U.S. is expected to cut the number of troops in Afghanistan by half by 2016, but new U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says that's under review.

The Defense Secretary had previously said that he may reconsider President Obama's timetable for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.

In northern Aleppo province, Syrian rebels, military forces and ISIS militants are waging a new kind of war.