Afghan delegation to meet with former Taliban leader
Abdul Ghani Baradar has been envisioned as a key go-between in peace talks.
16 Afghan presidential candidates disqualified from race
Most of the 10 approved by the country’s electoral body are seen as pro-Karzai figures.
Afghan assembly to consider deal with U.S. next month
The proposal would allow the U.S. military to keep key bases and troops in Afghanistan after 2014.
Moderate Syrian rebels feel squeeze
Lacking meaningful aid from the West and battling adversaries on two fronts, the opposition groups are quickly losing fighters.
U.S., Afghanistan agree on outline of post-2014 accord
The deal would keep some U.S. troops in place, provided they are granted immunity, Kerry says.
Afghanistan says security pact with U.S. is still on hold
Both sides remain at an impasse over key issues that would allow U.S. troops to stay beyond 2014.
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Syrian rebels, off the battlefield
As the two-year-old conflict grinds on, a look at the rebels during breaks in the fighting.
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Tracking America’s drone war
Armed drones have become a vital element of U.S. national security policy. This project documents ongoing drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Obama awards Army captain Medal of Honor
Capt. William Swenson was awarded the honor for his bravery during the Battle of Ganjgal, one of the deadliest battles in the Afghan war.
U.S. drone network in the Middle East and Africa
As the U.S. military withdraws from Afghanistan, the Pentagon is shifting its fleet of drones to other global hot spots.
Chemical weapons stockpiles around the world
Russia and the U.S. rank highest in the number of declared chemical weapons. See who else has declared chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Who has signed the Chemical Weapons Convention
After Syria signed the treaty, it became the 190th country to join the international convention outlawing chemical weapons.
Elsewhere in World
Asia / Pacific
- 6 tourists, including 2 Russians and 1 Chinese, killed in ferry accident in eastern Thailand
- Boat carrying at least 70 Muslim Rohingya capsizes off western Myanmar; 8 survivors found
- Alone in the field, Afghan forces hold Taliban at bay but long-term success is not assured
- Millions of Indians celebrate Hindu festival of Diwali with deafening fireworks
- Volcano in western Indonesia erupts again, forcing evacuation of villagers around its slope
Africa
- Nigerian official: Suspected militants kill groom, 30 guests in wedding convoy
- M23 rebels call for cease-fire with Congo military after offensive sends fighters into hills
- 24 killed in stampede at church vigil disrupted by politicking over gubernatorial vote
- 2 French journalists kidnapped, killed in northern Mali, officials say
Middle East
- Kerry in Egypt to press reforms on highest-level American visit since military ousted Morsi
- Jordan's king outlines a 'white revolution' for US ally, as opposition demands 'real reform'
- Egypt changes venue for trial of ousted president, a day before it begins
- Bahrain charges opposition leader with 'insults' over uprising museum raided by riot police
Europe
- France: 2 journalists killed in northern Mali were shot to death
- German authorities defuse huge WWII bomb after moving 20,000 people to safety
- Thousands bid farewell to Poland's first post-communist Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki
- Britain scraps plan to make visitors from some countries pay a security bond
The Americas
- Toronto mayor apologizes, but says he'll remain on job despite pressure to quit over video
- Embattled Toronto mayor reiterates that he won't resign despite mounting pressure over video
- Cuban orders immediate ban on 3D, other movies, video games in privately run businesses
- Protesters in Brazil demand information about slum resident who disappeared in police custody
National Security
- US, Japan and SKorea to hold joint discussions on NKorea's nuclear program
- Hagel says states refusing to issue ID cards to troops' same-sex spouses are 'wrong'
- In turnabout, Iraq seeking new counterterror aid from US 2 years after troop withdrawal
- House committee pushes Veterans Affairs Department to improve oversight of conference spending