America's old foe, Al Qaeda, remerges in Afghanistan

Nearly 200 fighters at an Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent terror training camp in the Af-Pak border region were killed in a recent attack by the US and Afghan commandos, amid......

John Brennan sworn in as CIA director

John Brennan was sworn in on Friday as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, joining US President Barack Obama's new national security team. Vice President Joe Biden swore Brennan in......

US senate confirms Brennan as CIA director

The United States senate has confirmed John Brennan as the next director of Central Intelligence Agency.Currently the counter terrorism adviser to the US President Barack Obama, Brennan was......

CIA chief Patraeus quits over extramarital affair

Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus on Friday resigned over an extramarital affair, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable". The top intelligence official of the United States......

High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games

The Sochi Winter Olympics are meant to be Vladimir Putin's crowning achievement as Russian leader but are in danger of becoming a symbol of his country's problems. When the Games open with great......