DAMASCUS  - A UN convoy attempting to pick up 21 Filipino peackeepers that their Syrian rebel captors had agreed to free was forced back by a barrage of army shelling on Friday, a watchdog said.In New York, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said the village where the soldiers are being held ...

A German magazine named three provinces which international military forces have nominated to be handed over to Afghan security force control in the spring of next year. Der Spiegel said the 'secret' plan of ISAF commander David Petraeus foresaw the transfer of Sar-i-Pol, Samangan and Badakhshan to ...

Lahore High Court Friday disallowed handing over of five arrested Taliban to United States. Khalid Khwaja of Defence of Human Rights in a petition stated that the arrested Afghan Taliban Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar, Mulla Abdus Salam, Mulla Kabir, Mulla Mohammed and Amir Muaaviya were being handed ...