BARACK OBAMA

In a flip-flop of geopolitical ties in the region of late, Russia has grown friendlier with Pakistan while the U.S. has warmed up to India.

An official of the militant group argued that Washington had "foolishly" chosen armed force over negotiation.

The $1.1 trillion bill included a slew of provisions Republicans pushed for, and almost no concessions for Democrats.

The CIA operated "black site" detention facilities in nations around the world, where it held and interrogted terror suspects in the aftermath of 9/11.

Defeated Sen. Mark Udall blasted the CIA in the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the use of harsh interrogation techniques.

Six months after taking Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, the Islamic State group appears stymied in efforts to also take Baghdad.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pointed out what he said was hypocrisy in the U.S. pushing for human rights but inhumanely treating terror detainees.

Lawmakers reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill to avert a shutdown and fund the government till September. It must pass by Friday.

Obama knows the next president could overturn his immigration orders, but he believes Americans won't let that happen.

Only two politicians seen as contenders for the 2016 presidential election publicly addressed the CIA torture report released Tuesday.

Overall American opposition to torture has declined since 2004. It remains to be seen if the Senate's report changes that.

"I know better. I knew better. I am embarrassed, and I am sorry," Gruber said.

Detainees were forced to stand on their broken legs, were beaten while naked and had their families threatened during CIA interrogations.

Detainees under interrogation were subject to "rectal rehydration" and "rectal feeding," which were medically unnecessary and unapproved.

In a Monday interview, the president said the benefits of the controversial project must be weighed against its effect on global warming.

Obama's stop in Tennessee comes after similar promotional speeches in Las Vegas and Chicago.

The U.S. leads the pack, but some countries have delivered less than 10 percent of what they pledged to fight Ebola.

Hagel is the first U.S. secretary of defense to visit Iraq since President Barack Obama ordered American troops out of the country in 2011.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi amid his country's growing closeness with Pakistan, which has irked India.

During an appearance on “The Colbert Report,” President Barack Obama pretended to be the host and mocked himself.

In the coming months, the number of U.S. troops alone in Iraq will grow to over 3,000.