Michael G. Mullen

The scandal over the Benghazi attack grew as a top State Department official resigned and three others were suspended when a probe uncovered major security failures and mismanagement.

The scandal over a deadly attack on a US consulate grew Wednesday as three officials resigned after a probe denounced security failures and calls mounted for Hillary Clinton to testify to Congress.

A long-awaited inquiry into a deadly militant attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi has slammed State Department security arrangements there as "grossly inadequate."

A long-awaited inquiry into a deadly militant attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi slammed State Department security arrangements there as "grossly inadequate."

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday set up a team to implement the findings of an inquiry into a deadly attack on a US mission in Benghazi, as lawmakers were sent a secret report.

US lawmakers were on Tuesday expected to begin scouring a top secret report which could highlight security failings surrounding a deadly attack on a US mission in Libya.

A keenly-awaited inquiry into a deadly militant attack on a US mission in Libya has been completed and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is reviewing it, a top official said Monday.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and suffered a concussion while battling a nasty stomach bug, an official said Saturday, just days before the release of a key probe into the Benghazi attack.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and suffered a concussion while battling a nasty stomach bug, an official said Saturday, just days before the release of a key probe into the Benghazi attack.

A roadside bomb targeting a military convoy killed two Pakistani soldiers and wounded seven others Sunday in the country's lawless tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

The Haqqani militant network has become one of the greatest threats to US forces in Afghanistan, but there are doubts American and UN efforts to restrict it through sanctions will have much impact.

The UN Security Council ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant network in Afghanistan, a move welcomed by Kabul but dismissed as meaningless by the Taliban.

The UN Security Council ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant group in Afghanistan and its suicide attack mastermind.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday to answer lingering questions about last month's deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, seeking to counter a barrage of Republican criticism.

Barbara Walters on Tuesday will host a celebration marking the one year anniversary of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal. Barbara Walters on Tuesday will host a celebration marking the one year anniversary of ?Don't Ask, Don't Tell? repeal. Celebrating Our Heroes: A Tribute to America's Service Members & Veterans will take place aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. The event, sponsored by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), OutServe and the Interbank Roundtable Committee (IRC), will honor Admiral Mike Mullen, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for his leadership role in repeal of the military policy which for 18 years banned gay and bisexual troops from serving openly. ?The addition of Barbara Walters as our emcee for the evening makes an already exciting lineup even more spectacular. It's only fitting that America's most influential and accomplished journalist ? who has made history herself a time or two ? would join us for this historic a

The founder of Afghanistan's now-scorned Haqqani network voiced hope for cooperation in a meeting with US diplomats two years before the September 11 attacks, according to a declassified document released Tuesday.

A suicide bomber struck outside NATO headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, killing six street children a day after the United States moved to blacklist the Haqqani faction as a terrorist organisation.

The Taliban denounced Saturday US moves to blacklist the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network as a terrorist organisation, saying it would have no impact on operations and was indicative of US defeat in Afghanistan.

The United States moved Friday to blacklist the Pakistan-linked Haqqani network as a terrorist group, blamed for bloody attacks in Afghanistan, despite concerns about straining ties with Islamabad.

The United States moved Friday to blacklist the Pakistan-linked Haqqani network as a terrorist group, despite concerns over the impact it will have on tense ties with Islamabad.