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Acting Deputy Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek Ross Brown (right), Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Tokon Mamytov (centre) and one the ceremony's invited guests, Defence Attache at British Embassy Astana David Harrisson (left) use binoculars to watch a controlled explosion of MANPADS and anti-tank missiles deemed surplus or unserviceable by the Kyrgyz Defense Ministry, Ala-Too military polygon, 14 November 2013.

U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday not to add new sanctions against Iran as world powers attempt to negotiate a deal on Iran's controversial nuclear program,

Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians appear to have hit another stumbling block, this time with the resignation of the Palestinian negotiating team.

China's decision to create a state security committee to oversee its vast security agencies appears to reflect a desire by Beijing to do a better job of dealing with domestic and foreign challenges.

Egypt on Thursday plans to lift a state of emergency and nightly curfew put in place three months ago during a bloody crackdown against people who protested the army's ouster of democratically elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

A settler woman walks past an Israeli soldier standing guard in East Jerusalem.

Opium harvest in a poppy field in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Raw opium is cooked before being suitable for smoking.

The EU also has an important role to play beyond its borders

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will caution lawmakers Wednesday against imposing new sanctions against Iran while international negotiations over its nuclear program continue.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated the country’s joint security forces for the arrests of a number suspected drug traffickers, including the commander of the president’s own motorcade escort division.