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World must do more to curb nuclear terror threat: watchdog
The NTI Index also finds worrying shortfalls in how well countries protect their nuclear facilities
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Obama reassures US on terror threat as 'fiancee visas' reviewed
Since 9/11 we've taken extraordinary steps to strengthen our homeland security, Obama says
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US must do more to counter Islamic State propaganda: top general
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the West tends to overlook the power of Islamic State on social media
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US deploys Poseidon P-8 spy plane in Singapore amid China tensions
The US deployment is likely to anger China, which is at odds with Washington over the South China Sea
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US military to open frontline combat roles to women
Currently, the US military comprises some 1.34 million active-duty personnel, about 15.6 percent of them women
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Putin associate found dead in Washington hotel: report
Lesin is credited with creating Russia Today, an English-language news network backed by the Russian government
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Obama's counterterrorism chief takes fresh stab at closing Guantanamo
New plans set to be unveiled in November
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Porsche, more Audi models pulled into VW emissions scandal
The move pulls Porsche and Audi deeper into the scandal that has already engulfed the corporate parent Volkswagen AG
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Obama, PM Nawaz set for tricky White House summit
Washington, Islamabad's relationship is a prickly one, born of fraught inter-dependency; pollinated by mutual mistrust
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NYC police officer fatally shot while pursuing suspect
The officer was the fourth killed in the line of duty in the past 11 months
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Hillary Clinton aides worried about private email use in 2011
Clinton's use of private email account hangs over her campaign to become Democratic nominee for presidential election
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Pope wows Washington but takes on controversy
The White House held off a planned 21-gun salute that would not have chimed with the pope's stature as a man of peace
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Bamboo-zled: Panda surprises with birth of twins
The birth of the twins appeared to be a surprise, the zoo's Twitter had only referred to the birth of a single cub
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Gunman opens fire in US movie theater killing two
Shooter, a white male in his 50s dies from a self-inflicted wound
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Washington meet-up: Pakistan-US relations discussed
Fatemi briefs Blinken on the prime minister’s consistent policy of outreach to Pakistan’s neighbours
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Islamic group fundraiser faces US terror charges
The IMU has been mainly based in Pakistan's tribal region since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001
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US shooter suffered from depression: family
Abdulazeez allegedly sent a text message which included an Islamic verse to a friend hours before the shooting