Robin Wright

President George W. Bush moved Thursday to drop North Korea from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism and lift some trading sanctions, after the isolated totalitarian state turned over...

The small, boxlike objects dropped in the water by Iranian boats as they approached U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf last weekend posed no threat to the American vessels, U.S....

The Bush administration is split over the idea of a surge in troops to Iraq, with White House officials aggressively promoting the concept over the unanimous disagreement of the Joint...

The United States and France have split over key provisions in a compromise resolution to end hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, triggering intense diplomatic scrambling, according to European and U.S....

Barring major surprises in Iraq, the Pentagon tentatively plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces there early next year by as many as three combat brigades, from 18 now,...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday encouraged Iraq's Sunni Arab minority to participate next month in elections intended to mark the final phase of Iraq's U.S.-designed political transition. "If...

The FBI has interviewed several senior Pentagon officials in recent days about the investigation of a Defense Department analyst suspected of providing classified documents to Israel, government officials said Monday....

The United Nations is closing in on a slate for the new Iraqi government that is likely to be headed by Hussain Shahristani, a Shiite nuclear scientist who spent years...

Iran said Friday that it would try a dozen suspected members of Al Qaeda, but Iranian officials declined to identify the suspects. The United States demanded they be turned over...

Facing a confidence vote at home if he fails to make progress, new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas plans to press President Bush on Friday to help negotiate Israeli concessions...