Chick-fil-A came under fire after its president said he supports "the biblical definition of the family unit."

US recently eased sanctions against Myanmar, starting with decision to allow US companies to invest there.

Kofi Annan deserves our profound admiration for selfless way in which he has put his formidable skills: Ban Ki-moon.

Target maps, telephone numbers recovered during raid had numbers for Haqqani network: Afghanistan's spy agency

The modest forms of dress have long been a brake on female participation in sport.

Most of the dead were unarmed civilians, killed in an action to crush opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.

Putin fears that a pull-out will leave Afghanistan vulnerable to militant violence and drug trafficking.

CSIS calls for more submarine in Pacific to keep critical edge against "anti-access, area denial" - ability of China.

The order known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits CIA, other US agencies to provide support to the rebels.

Fighters say hijab would not bother them and would be good for women's sport.