US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told ABC News she understood people close to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were in touch with other states about the situation.

THE information released by Wikileaks earlier this week provides startling insights into the war in Afghanistan.

Gordon Brown today promised new aid to rebuild the shattered economy of Afghanistan as British and Afghan troops seized a key strategic town from the Taliban.

US-led and Afghan troops raided three compounds in eastern Afghanistan today, killing four suspected militants and detaining 16 others, while other clashes and airstrikes in the south left 17 more militants dead.