WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a test of congressional​ support for President Barack Obama's new​ Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on​ Wed...

A "salty" comment made in the company of​ drunken staff members at a wedding reception on​ New Year's Eve was all the Democratic​ "fo...

The vote was Iraq's second national election​ since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The big​ turnout and limited violence were seen as key to​ the pl...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama​ called Iraq's election an "important​ milestone" on Sunday despite deadly violence,​ praisi...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama​ congratulated Iraqis on Sunday for braving​ violence to vote in a parliamentary election,​ praising Iraqi ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S. official denied​ on Friday that Washington had consented to a U.N.​ Security Council statement to reporters voicing​ co...

A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a civil​ lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald​ Rumsfeld of responsibility for the alleged torture​ ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on​ Friday sought to limit fallout from a U.S.​ resolution branding the World War One-era massacre​ of Ar...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional panel​ voted on Thursday to label as "genocide"​ the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by​ Tu...