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Police say Chris Kyle, the acclaimed marksman and author of "American Sniper," was killed Saturday by Eddie Ray Routh, who may suffer from PTSD.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a fierce critic of Hagel in his committee hearing last week, announced Monday that he will not back a filibuster to stop the confirmation, MSNBC reports.

A suicide bomber accompanied by gunmen dressed in police uniform killed at least 33 people in an attack on a police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, officials said.

The full text of Hillary Clinton's last speech as U.S. Secretary of State, delivery on January 31st, 2013.

McCain's friendship with his former Senate colleague ended, due to the Iraq surge. At Hagel's hearing, the surge came up again, contentiously.

Al-Qaeda is re-emerging as a formidable fighting force in Mali and other unstable countries. But is the threat of terrorism contained?

The 28-year insurgency has cost tens of thousands of lives. In a peace move, about 100 Kurdish Workers' Party members will disarm.

Brendan Marrocco, a veteran who lost all four limbs during the Iraq War in 2009, successfully underwent a double-arm transplant in December, Johns Hopkins Hospital announced Monday.

The Pentagon has decided women are now officially allowed to serve combat roles in the U.S. military. But they've already spent years in the line of fire.

Syrian refugees are flooding into Jordan in overwhelming numbers with some 20,000 alone crossing the border this past week.

France has been unclear about its timeline for the intervention, but it will need a while to accomplish its ambitious goals.

In an effort to alleviate the physical and mental strain on troops, the U.S. Marine Corps is now including meditation in its training regimen.

The United Arab Emirates seems to lead the world in terms of renewable energy research -- so why all the oil rigs?

Aslan Usoyan belonged to one of the world’s most mysterious and obscure ethnic groups – the Yazidi Kurds

Pauline Friedman Phillips, best known for her column, "Dear Abby," has died at the age of 94.

Investment demand is expected to drive the price of gold higher in first half 2013, on loose monetary policies and burgeoning sovereign debt.

Women have long played a leading role for the PKK, a designated terrorist organization in Turkey.

Bashar al-Assad is hanging on in hopes of seeming the only alternative to a Syria run by al-Qaeda.

After France intervened to combat an Islamist insurgency in Mali, other superpowers have been gearing up to follow suit.

There were 349 suicides among active duty troops last year. For years, firearms have been the most frequent method of self-inflicted death.

A federal appeals court panel is considering whether photos of Osama bin Laden's body should be released.