KABUL -- In his first six weeks as the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus has seen insurgent attacks on coalition forces spike to record levels, violence metastasize to previously stable areas, and the country's president undercut anti-corruption units backed by Wa...

Afghanistan said on Sunday it had discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.8 billion barrels in the north of the war-ravaged country, where U.S. and other foreign forces are trying to tame a Taliban-led insurgency.

An unemployed construction worker becomes the first person in America to be jailed for life for drunk driving.

Meet Bentman, aka Charles Taylor Jr, son of the former warlord president of Liberia. Taylor Sr. is currently on trial fo...

Reducing our use of oil would make the region less significant. That would be good for everyone

Russia's nuclear agency said Friday that it will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant next week, defying U.S. calls to hold off the start of the launch.

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Anti-terrorism training isn't just for the pros anymore. As China's economy grows overseas, Chinese workers are seeking anti-terrorism training to combat adversity abroad and the personal security consulting business is thriving at home.

Wildfires have caused chaos in Russia to the extent that it has had to suspend wheat exports. Moscow was woefully unprepared for the heatwave, says Andrew Osborn.

Egyptians are turning to Facebook and Twitter to have their say in campaigns launched by the country's presidential candidates.