Recently, several Russian bombers spent time in Venezuela and, for many, revived images of the Cold War such as the 1962 Cuban missile crisis

Defense Secretary Gates' visit to Afghanistan illustrated the complexity of the interlocking problems the U.S. is trying to tackle in the country

U.S. policy toward Pakistan has focused on democracy building and combating terrorism.  Washington hopes that new leadership in Islamabad will further these goals

As members of Pakistan's parliament prepare to elect a new president on Saturday, violence in the country's tribal areas and unrest among the nation's lawyers continue

Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic is scheduled to appear on Friday [8/29/08] before the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague