The Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab has made another threat to target buildings in Nairobi, Kenya, following a bomb attack Monday in the city's downtown.
After a long period of instability and conflict, we now have ahead of us an opportunity for genuine peace and security, Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has opened a new front in his critique of President Obama's foreign policy, assailing the president's lack of leadership on Syria and calling for the United States to arm the Syrian opposition.
The situation is so dire, Maliki declared, that states could conceivably go to war over the precious substance.
Iraqi officials on Tuesday said their country's next oil lease auction will not allow companies to sign contracts with Iraq's semi-autonomous northern region of Kurdistan.
President Obama has raised far more money from military workers than Mitt Romney, reversing a long-standing trend of military personnel disproportionately supporting Republicans.
In conjunction with the U.S. observance of Memorial Day in the nation's capital, U.S. President Barack Obama honored all veterans who served in the Vietnam War as the country marked the 50th anniversary of that most internally divisive of all its military conflicts in the 20th century.
The U.S. must make every effort to be a nation worthy of your sacrifice, President Barack Obama said of the country's fallen troops as he paid tribute to them in a Memorial Day speech at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
To commemorate the day when America remembers those who gave their lives while serving in the U.S. armed forces, President Barack Obama will attend a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to honor the anonymously fallen.
Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday signaled the looming end to America's current military focus on the Middle East, signaling a new push for a strong presence in Asia in a commencement address for West Point graduates.
The contemplated union of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain forms only one part of a potentially much wider alliance -- the political, military and economic integration of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which comprise Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.
Israel believes this development marks a significant turning point in the Syrian crisis, namely that opposition groups have somehow crossed into Assad?s inner sanctum, raising grave doubts about the regime?s sustainability.
Two U.S. Army reservists say the ban on women serving in combat roles violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
2012 will be a historic moment in the shift of global power from the West to the East. According to expert estimates and figures on military spending, in 2012 Asia's spending on defense will eclipse Europe's for the first time in the modern era.
Obama told the graduating class of 2012 that a different world includes less deployments, stronger alliances and a greater role in global affairs where the United States of America is more respected and safer than they ever were before -- implying a stark contrast between the attitudes of George W. Bush's administration.
The latest call to arms comes as world powers met with Iran for talks in Baghdad, with the Iranians promising a new and comprehensive package of proposals.
Turkey signed the pipeline deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Sunday, bypassing the central government in Baghdad.
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has confirmed that Ambassador Ryan Crocker will resign this summer following high-level multilateral talks over bringing the Afghanistan War to an end at the NATO Summit in Chicago.
The measure grants President Barack Obama the power to impose sanctions against any country or company that enters into a joint venture or offers technology to assist Iran's uranium or oil industries.
Baghdad believes such an arrangement contravenes Iraqi laws, while Kurds assert they can sign any contract regarding their natural resources according to the terms of the constitution.
IAEA officials were denied entry into Parchin on two separate occasions earlier this year.
Iran is getting a visit from the United Nations' nuclear agency on Sunday, a surprise development as Iran prepares for scheduled talks with Western powers next week.
