He was one of the most beloved teachers in the small world of international schools that serve the children of diplomats, well-off US expatriates, and local elites.

David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for spearheading military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned abruptly as director of the CIA after admitting to an extramarital affair.

President Barack Obama today set out an ambitious timetable for the deployment of an additional 30,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and the start date for military withdrawal.

US President Barack Obama named a Republican congressman today to be the next Secretary of the Army, bringing another member of the opposition into his administration.

The United States Congress could act on a deal to help America’s failing car industry by the end of the day, the Senate majority leader said today.