AFGHANISTAN

The Army wants soldiers to stand out for their achievements, and not because of the way they look.

Here is a transcript of the remarks made by President Obama before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy just returned to Earth after spending five months aboard the International Space Station.

Rouhani reached out to the U.S. and its allies ahead of his visit to New York next week to attend the U.N. General Assembly summit.

The Taliban’s Twitter account gained followers and much ridicule after a tweet in which it claimed responsibility for killing an Afghan official.

Baloch militancy remains an intractable problem for Pakistan’s government and a continuing threat to hopes for economic prosperity in the region.

The attack heightens worries about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, as U.S. troops are poised to withdraw in 2014.

Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors are rising amid fears of increased militant activity after U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan.

Pastor Terry Jones from Gainesville, Fla., has sparked widespread outrage in the past for his anti-Muslim actions.

Read the full text of Obama's speech on Syria.

President Obama took his case for a strike against Syria to the American people Tuesday night, but left the door open to a diplomatic solution.

Intra-party struggles between the interventionists and isolationists in the GOP make the Syria question particularly tough for Republicans.

On Tuesday, the world's biggest arms fair opens in London, with Russian firms displaying weaponry they sold to Syria.

As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote on authorizing force in Syria, the White House presses its case.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta isn't the only one angry with the ICC's focus on the African continent.

It remains unclear why Sushmita was killed or why she returned to Afghanistan, where the Taliban remain a deadly force.

Sushmita Banerjee's body was found near a religious school, on Thursday, riddled with nearly 20 bullets.

An international manhunt has been launched for Shokofa Salehi, a 22-year-old bank employee accused of stealing $1.1 million from Azizi Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan.

After Kerry makes a case for attacking Syria, the Foreign Relations Committee reportedly drafts a resolution barring U.S. ground troops.

Raytheon's Tomahawk missiles are worth more than $1.4 million each.

Iran boosts its navy while U.S. and Russian ships move into the eastern Mediterranean for a possible U.S. strike on Syria.