NATO's secretary-general said he expected alliance members to provide more resources for training Afghan troops.
Radovan Karadzic told the war crimes court he rejected the counsel appointed when Karadzic refused to appear.
A United Airlines was on suspicion of being drunk shortly before a transatlantic flight.
Epoch Times staff asked locals, “How much are elderly people valued in your society?”
Israeli PM Netanyahu said that his White House talks had helped secure Israel and promote peace efforts.
Anti-piracy measures off Somalia seem to be forcing pirates to extend their range deep into the Indian Ocean.
The trip, which starts on Thursday, will take Obama to an APEC summit in Singapore.
Spanish and Somali officials held an urgent meeting in Nairobi, to find a way out of the tense situation.
The three U.S. citizens were held after they crossed into Iran from northern Iraq at the end of July.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he is taking steps to root out corruption in his government.