The third part of a look at U.S.-Afghanistan policy.

Ashley Leninhan, a Fellow at The Legatum Insitute, outlines the 2010 Legatum Prosperity Index and explains the main reasons for India's 10 point drop in the rankings.

In this interview from India Forum 2011, Jean-Luc Racine, Senior Fellow at the Center for South Asian Studies, explains how the United States and EU can better coordinate their approach toward Pakistan.

In spite of the differences between the governments, U.S. humanitarian groups try to help the people of North Korea as much as possible.

The violence by Syrian security forces against pro-democracy protesters has triggered the unprecedented resignation of 200 members of the ruling Ba'ath Party.

The White House considers various courses of action.

Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S. tries to dispel rumors of a rift between the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Several Iranian MPs have called for the impeachment of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as evidence is growing of a rift between him and the country's supreme leader.

The U.S. is putting pressure on China to appreciate its currency, but that may not be the best tactic.

Pallavi Aiyar of The Business Standard describes the current relationship between India and China and how their role in the global economy is viewed by the West.

Kate Middleton walked down the aisle of Westminster Abbey with her father on Friday to begin her wedding to Prince William.

Archbishop Rowan Williams declares Prince William and Kate Middleton husband and wife. (April 29)

Final preparations were under way at the Vatican today for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1. Pope Benedict XVI will beatify John Paul in St. Peter's Square, bestowing one of the church's greatest honors. (April 28)

Thailand and Cambodia have reached a ceasefire after a week of fighting along a disputed border, officials say.

A NATO airstrike killed 12 rebels in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata in a friendly fire incident, a doctor in the city said on Thursday. (April 28)

Several students are arrested in Chile during march to demand more money for education

Passenger train collides with a truck in northern Poland killing two people and injuring dozens of others