Missile attack took place in Babar Ghar village in S Waziristan - stronghold of Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants.

US plans to leave between 3,000 to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan post their 2014 withdrawal deadline.

Zakir Hussain, head of the education wing of the Al-Khidmat Foundation in Charsadda, was attacked with his driver.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

House voted 354-67 to provide money to pay the flood insurance claims of thousands of victims.

Patriot systems to be deployed on the Turkey-Syria border under a Nato agreement.

The latest victim of Debenedetti's unusual hobby is British author JK Rowling.

The construction of the "fourth generation" nuclear power plant was suspended after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Plans now prepared by the Pentagon call for leaving roughly 3,000, 6,000 or 9,000 US troops in the country.

The cruelty I saw should not be seen ever: says the 28-year-old man.