Talia RalphApril 27, 2013 10:46

Britain's Ministry of Defense has admitted to flying armed drones remotely from the UK, prompting protests at the Royal Air Force Base of Waddington, Lincolnshire.

UPDATE: Guantanamo hunger strike: Number of detainees participating rises to 100

Jill LangloisApril 26, 2013 13:55

Attorneys for the detainees said the official numbers being released are low and that around 130 inmates are participating in the hunger strike.

Beena SarwarApril 27, 2013 09:23

Boston Marathon bombings: a Pakistani perspective

Commentary: American values live; Pakistan gives impunity to criminals.

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A makeshift memorial in Copley Square, near the site of one of the Boston Marathon bombings, on April 24, 2013. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Historic Copley Square is one of my favorite places in my adopted city of Boston. This is where, last month, we held a vigil against Shia killings in Pakistan. This is where runners at the Annual Patriots’ Day Marathon cross the finish line at Boylston Street past the majestic public library. And this is where, on April 15, two bombs exploded, disrupting the idyllic scene of the marathon on a crisp, sunny Monday afternoon.

UN peacekeepers head to Mali, where there is no peace

Tristan McConnellApril 26, 2013 06:01

NAIROBI — Thousands of UN peacekeepers could be headed to Mali as early as July. The UN troops, which could number more than 12,000, would replace a French force that has been battling back Al Qaeda-linked militants since January.

Russia’s North Caucasus militants: a primer

Liz FullerApril 24, 2013 14:46

The North Caucasus insurgency, whose possible links with last week’s Boston Marathon bombing suspects are still being investigated, is the product of a 19-year sequence of miscalculations by the Russian leadership in its increasingly desperate efforts to retain control of the North Caucasus.

Stop killer robots before it's too late, Human Rights Watch says (VIDEO)

David TrifunovApril 23, 2013 18:54

Human Rights Watch says countries such as US, China, Israel and Russia are close to developing weapons that can select their own targets.

Over a third of Guantanamo detainees on hunger strike, Pentagon says

Jennifer MattsonApril 20, 2013 16:04

Guantanamo Bay's Lieutenant Colonel Samuel House said in a statement that of the detainees refusing food, over a dozen are on "enteral feedings," or being force-fed via tubes.

Afghan security forces face first fighting season alone

Ben BrodyApril 22, 2013 06:01

QALAT, Afghanistan — US troops reduced to advisory role as Taliban begins its annual onslaught. Under very limited circumstances Afghan units may request assistance from American attack or medevac helicopters, otherwise, the Afghan forces are on their own this summer.

Prince Harry to race to South Pole

Ellen ConnollyApril 19, 2013 13:38

Prince Harry takes on the South Pole.

Geoffrey CainApril 18, 2013 11:31

Should we trust the Pentagon on North Korea?

Obama doesn’t think North Korea can place a nuclear weapon on a missile — as the Pentagon claimed last month.

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Missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on Apr. 15, 2012. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

SEOUL — The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) — the Pentagon’s intelligence arm — reported “with moderate confidence” in an intelligence assessment that North Korea had mastered a startling technology: the ability to shrink a nuclear warhead and place it on a crude missile. But President Barack Obama came out in apparent loggerheads with the Defense Department. And he wasn’t the first to question the Pentagon’s calculation.