Police guard killed at UN compound as fighting rages for Afghan city
Violence has surged across the country since early May when the Taliban launched a sweeping...
At least one dead in Russia arms plant accident: media
The plant, which is located in the southern Rostov region, released a terse statement saying...
Two dead in attack on oil tanker off coast of Oman
LONDON: Two crew members of a Japanese-owned oil tanker died in a suspected piracy incident off the coast of Oman,...
Scores flee as Taliban tighten noose around western Afghan city
The Taliban have seized several districts on the outskirts of the city -- as well as two...
Airlift begins for Afghans who worked for U.S. during long military campaign
By Jonathan Landay
Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got...
