The murky motives of the Afghan soldier who shot a US general The Afghan soldier who fatally shot a U.S. major general on Tuesday had no sympathy for the Taliban, and his motives for the shooting are far from clear, according to his fellow soldiers.August 7, 2014
BBC 'War, Lies and Audiotape' Vietnam War documentary On the 50th anniversary of overwhelming Congressional passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, August 7th 1964, a BBC documentary featuring archival audio of President Johnson and his advisors discussing the complicated and controversial decision to announce an "unprovoked attack" on American ships and the retaliatory strike that followed. President Johnson said "we seek no wider war," but a much wider war followed.August 6, 2014
General killed in Afghan attack was engineer In a 34-year career that began at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Greene, a native of upstate New York, earned a reputation as an inspiring leader with a sense of humility. He had been in Afghanistan since January.August 6, 2014
New truce: Israel withdraws troops from Gaza After nearly a month of fighting, a negotiated, three-day peace has taken hold in Gaza. Israel has also ordered all of its troops out of Gaza. But this may not mean the end of the current conflict.August 5, 2014
Amid confusion, 17 killed by shelling at market in Gaza The Israel Defense Forces declared a four-hour humanitarian cease-fire on Wednesday. But the army said it did not apply where soldiers were already engaged and that residents who had evacuated should not return to those areas.July 30, 2014
Lawmakers try to seal $225M aid package for Israel As the Gaza war escalates, Israel is proving to be among the few subjects uniting lawmakers. Members of both parties have introduced legislation backing the Jewish state, condemning the Palestinian militant group Hamas and seeking a tougher Iran policy.July 29, 2014
US: Russia is violating nuclear treaty An administration official called the matter "very serious" and says the U.S. is "prepared to discuss this in a senior-level bilateral dialogue immediately."July 29, 2014
For Muslims in Gaza, end of Ramadan marred by fighting On the first day of what is traditionally a three-day holiday, Israeli jets continued their offensive in Gaza and Hamas militants continued to launch rockets into Israel -- despite a call by the United Nations for both Israel and Hamas to implement a humanitarian cease-fire for "the Eid period and beyond."July 28, 2014
Netanyahu: 'Hamas doesn't even accept its own cease-fire' On CBS' Face the Nation, Netanyahu accused the Palestinians of using civilians as "human shields" and that despite growing concern over the more than 1,000 Palestinians killed in the 19-day offensive, Israel would not flinch from the operation.July 27, 2014