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Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was recovering on Saturday after undergoing heart-transplant surgery, a once-risky procedure whose survival rates have improved over the years.

Of the 47 delegations at the Geneva talks, 41 voted in favor of the resolutions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Russia, China and Cuba voted against it.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will face 17 counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder in a military court Friday, following a massacre two weeks earlier of Afghan civilians in which he is the prime suspect.

The U.S. Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in the unacceptable practice of considering treatment costs in making a diagnosis, Army Secretary John McHugh told a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday.

Syria fits the bill of a nation that has made most of its friends by virtue of having common enemies. There is probably no other way to explain how this fiercely secular Arab nation has been commanding tremendous support from the religious fanatics that routinely make Iranian governments.

Bales, a four-tour combat veteran, will also face other charges, including attempted murder.

In the majority of these cases, the killer was the girl’s father, husband or brother.

People best know Lynndie England from the damning photographs of her that surfaced eight years ago, when she and some military colleagues tortured and humiliated Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Today, the dishonorably discharged England is an underemployed single mother living with her parents in West Virginia.

By destabilizing Iraq, the militant organization is seeking to derail Baghdad’s contention that Iraq is moving towards “normalcy” after almost a decade of war.

An umbrella organization composed of extremist militant outfits including Al-Qaeda has claimed the responsibility for the latest series of violence that killed 46 people in eight cities of Iraq.

The People's Mujahedin of Iran, known as MEK, may have gone from being an anti-Western militant group to a clandestine ally helping to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program.

Researchers used old spy satellite photos to detect 9,000 potential early human settlements, according to a new study.

More than 40 people were killed and nearly 200 wounded in Iraq after a string of explosions struck towns and cities across the country on Tuesday.

At least 16 near-simultaneous explosions struck cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 43 people and wounding more than 200, despite a massive security clampdown ahead of next week's Arab League summit.

The Book: Released in 2008, The Hunger Games is a young adult book penned by Suzanne Collins. The central events take place in a post apocalyptic world known as Panem (formerly North America), which is divided into 12 districts.

With formal charges against his client likely within days, the lawyer for an Army sergeant suspected in the slaughter of 16 Afghan villagers was flying to Kansas Sunday and getting ready to meet the soldier for the first time.

Ever since the identity of the primary suspect in the Afghan massacre was leaked to the public, rumors swirled raising questions about his military service record, his mental stability, and his personal life.

Estimates of the amount that the tensions between the West and Iran have added to global oil prices range from $5 to $25 per barrel, according to Capital Economics.

The US soldier who gunned down 16 Afghan villagers including women and children on Sunday was identified as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales.

After months of speculation and suggested threats against Exxon Mobil Corp., Iraqi officials announced Friday that the largest U.S. oil and gas company has frozen its deal with Kurdistan. Exxon Mobil declined to comment.

Israel's foreign minister said Friday in Beijing that his country hopes to resolve a nuclear standoff with Iran through diplomatic means. China has close ties to both Israel and Iran.