Welsh golf resort locked down for NATO summitA huge security operation involving 9,000 British police officers will secure a luxury Welsh golf resort hosting a NATO summit later this week.
02 September 2014
Russia and NATO square off over UkraineMoscow declared NATO a "threat" to its security after the Western military alliance announced plans to reinforce defences in eastern Europe.
Gunmen kill 15 civilians travelling in central AfghanistanSuspected Taliban gunmen stopped two vehicles in central Afghanistan and shot dead 15 passengers at the side of the road, officials said Friday, in the latest attack to highlight the growing civilian toll from violence.
25 July 2014
New NATO commander for Europe takes overUS Admiral Mark Ferguson took up his new post as commander of NATO forces in Europe, taking over from another American, Admiral Bruce Clingan.
23 July 2014
Taliban attack Kabul airport as Afghan poll audit startsExplosions and gunfire rang out after the Taliban Thursday attacked Kabul airport in the militants' latest brazen attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle.
17 July 2014
Germany kicks out top US intelligence officer in spy rowGermany expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin over alleged spying by the United States which has refused to break its silence over the escalating row between the Western allies.
11 July 2014
Taliban suicide attack on military bus kills 8 in KabulA Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul killed eight military officers Wednesday in an attack on an air force bus, Afghan officials said, in the latest strike against the national security forces as US troops withdraw.
02 July 2014
NATO offers Georgia closer tiesNATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday the alliance will shortly offer Georgia closer ties, but made no mention of membership, amid growing concerns over Russia's intentions in Ukraine.
25 June 2014
Kerry in Iraq as Sunni militants press western frontUS Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Baghdad Monday on a surprise trip to push for Iraqi unity and stability, as Sunni militants advanced in west Iraq after security forces retreated.
23 June 2014
Karzai calls on UN to help solve Afghan election crisisAfghan President Hamid Karzai intervened for the first time in the country's growing election crisis, backing a call for the United Nations to help solve a standoff over alleged fraud.
21 June 2014
US warns Russia against sending troops into UkraineThe United States warned it would not accept any use of Russian troops in Ukraine as it confirmed that Moscow had redeployed "significant" military forces near the border.