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A U.S. Special Operations base in eastern Afghanistan came under attack by rockets and small arms fire, prompting the U.S. forces to respond, according to military spokesman Col. Roger King.

U.S. officials said Sunday they are looking forward to questioning suspected September 11 planner Ramzi Binalshibh, who was captured after a shootout with Pakistani police on the attacks' anniversary.

U.S. President George W. Bush's ultimatum to the United Nations to act on Iraq appears to have done little to convince China, a key U.N. Security Council member, to support any drastic action against Saddam Hussein.

U.S. President George W. Bush's ultimatum to the United Nations to act on Iraq appears to have done little to convince China, a key U.N. Security Council member, to support any drastic action against Saddam Hussein.

Exactly one year after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, U.S. forces in Afghanistan say they have captured at least two suspected al Qaeda members during their latest sweep to seize terrorist and Taliban fugitives.

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (CNN) – Thousands of miles from home, U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday remembered the dark day that sent them to their latest mission.

U.S. troops in Afghanistan said Monday they seized a cache of weapons, documents and other items -- including a model of a 757 jetliner -- from suspected al Qaeda fighters over the weekend.

U.S. officials are eager to question an al Qaeda operative arrested in Pakistan to learn more about last year's September 11 attacks, and would like to have custody of him, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.

Calling for an end to religious violence, India's prime minister has promised to punish those behind a deadly militant raid on a Hindu temple that left at least 32 people dead.

Downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression, Hagupit hit south China early Thursday bringing with it lashing rains and strong winds.

One man has been killed and several others injured as Australia's eastern and southern states are battered by wild wind gusts.