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Top military officials told Congress on Thursday that plans to stabilize Iraq and build a new national army are working, despite the ongoing insurgency in the country. Two leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee discuss the situation in Iraq…

Active federal troops were dispatched to aid with security and recovery in New Orleans after state and local resources were unable to control Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Two guests discuss whether the military should be given a more active role in…

In a move that could end what has long been viewed as the primary obstacle to the full implementation of a political peace deal in Northern Ireland, the IRA has destroyed its vast arsenal of weapons, independent monitors announced Monday.

Two days after an estimated 100,000 antiwar demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C., hundreds rallied in front of the White House Monday. Dozens were arrested, including Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who has become a mouthpiece…

Insurgents in Iraq launched a series of attacks last week in response to a U.S. offensive in the northern town of Tal Afar, including a suicide bomb in Baghdad that killed 160 people, while conflicts between British troops and Iraqi…

Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of three concentration camps who is responsible for capturing 1,100 Nazis, died Tuesday at 96 at his home in Vienna, Austria. After two background reports, a guest talks about Wiesenthal's lifelong dedication to find and bring…

In a breakthrough after two years of talks, North Korea pledged Monday to end its nuclear weapons program and allow international inspections in exchange for energy aid, economic cooperation and security assurances. Two experts discuss North Korea's promise to dismantle…