AFGHANISTAN

After being criticized for attacking Obama's Libya response, Romney doubles down.

Two U.S. soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan in an insurgent attack Saturday, news agencies reported citing U.S. military officials.

Russia will continue to have a military presence in Tajikistan after both countries agreed Friday to extend the lease on a Soviet-era base.

Imran Khan has vowed that if he becomes the country’s elected leader next year, he will order the nation’s air force to shoot down U.S. drones.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Thursday criticized the U.S. drone policy in Pakistan while extending full support to Islamabad’s stance on the attacks.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the U.S. Thursday for not fighting insurgents in their “safe havens,” implying that insurgent activity in neighboring Pakistan remains unchecked.

The troubling travails of Rimsha Masih, a Christian teenager who lives near Islamabad and is facing blasphemy charges for allegedly burning pages of the Koran to cook, reflects the growing intolerance toward religious minorities that amounts to what one expert calls a “gradual genocide” in Pakistan.

The debate was a crucial opportunity for Romney to inject fresh momentum into his campaign, and he largely delivered.

In a turnaround from their earlier threat to assassinate Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, the Pakistani Taliban have extended him support during his upcoming address in the lawless South Waziristan, a tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, the Telegraph has reported.

NATO has resumed its partnered missions with Afghan Security Forces, following a suspension of operations due to insider attacks.

Three NATO soldiers along with 10 Afghans were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the crowded center of Khost City in eastern Afghanistan Monday morning, news agencies reported quoting officials.

A member of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan and a civilian contractor have been killed in the latest insider attack by a member of the Afghan security forces.

The British royals are not suing U.K. tabloid The Sun after owner Rupert Murdoch defied their wishes and published Prince Harry's nude photos.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khar spoke in New York while her personal life appears to be coming undone back home.

Ralph Nader is not running for president this year, but not mincing words either. And he's got both parties in his sights, including "the worst Republicans in history".

Noted anti-Semitic Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad gave a speech to the U.N. on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year.

The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered the following speech before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Unmanned US drone attacks are killing too many innocent civilians in Pakistan and doing little too root out the militants they are supposed to be targeting, according to an independent report.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, has made innumerable outrageous comments over the years, particularly with respect to Israel and Jews.

Canada and the United Kingdom have agreed to share embassies and consulates on foreign soil -- is this a tough break for Ottawa?

The two former Navy SEALs who died in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were reportedly on a mission to rescue the main consulate building's occupants last week.