Iraq: Stalled measures, killing of Maliki relative strain relations with US Three US "benchmark" proposals -- on opening the Iraqi petroleum industry to foreign investment and participation, holding provincial elections in Iraq, and a continued US military presence in...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened to invade Pakistan Sunday in response to cross-border attacks by Taliban-affiliated Pakistani militants. Meanwhile, more than 1,100 prisoners --- including hundreds of Taliban fighters -- escaped from a Kandahar detention...

Citing terms that compromise his country's sovereignty, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki proclaimed security talks with the US "stalled" on Saturday. Nouri received support from the President Jalal Talabani and a unanimous Political Council on National Security...