AFGHANISTAN

Five members of the NATO-led coalition forces in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said.

Abu Hamza's lawyers would like him to be equipped with a spork in place of his prosthetic hook.

Punjab not only serves as major hub of drug smuggling, but many local residents have become users.

In defiance of U.S. threats of economic sanctions, Pakistan has started building a pipeline to connect to Iran's gas supply.

Chuck Hagel was nowhere near the Kabul explosion, but the Taliban called it "a kind of message" for him.

When the English and Chinese languages meet, bizarre things can happen, from a map with weird province names to very, very funny street signs.

The alleged propagandist appeared in a U.S. court in New York, where trials of al Qaeda suspects are rare.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid tribute to the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, saying he would return on judgment day.

The Soviet soldier was missing for 33 years, but he wasn't eagerly waiting to be rescued.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, presumed masterminded of the attack on an Algerian gas complex, has been killed in Mali, Chad’s armed forces say.

The WikiLeaks whistle-blower read a 35-page statement explaining his decision to release classified information to the anti-secrecy website.

Prince William helped rescue two stranded hikers in North Wales, after his brother admitted Prince William envies his combat duty.

Manning revealed on Thursday that he originally tried to make the information available to the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Coalition forces in Afghanistan erroneously reportedly a decline last year in the number of attacks by the Taliban, U.S. officials said.

The Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, voting 58 to 41 on Tuesday.

A new report has been presented to the U.N. outlining the persecution of atheists around the world.

The young Wikileaks whistleblower is back in court this week, only days after spending his 1,000th day in jail without trial.

Hijras trace their history in South Asia at least back to the 16th century, when they served as guards and entertainment for the courts of the Mogul princes.

The Afghans demand all U.S. special forces leave Maidan Wardak after reports they are behind civilians being tortured or disappeared.

A court in Milan has convicted Italian intelligence officials of CIA-instigated torture and rendition during the war on terror. Will American participants pay as well?

As Nigeria clamps down on the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, it's going after the Russians.