Thomas Mann: Our dysfunction is sending a signal that implies that our president is weak and America is off track.

Our political dysfunction, here at home, is taking a toll on U.S. foreign policy; where and how we engage and the positions we take. This is a problem.

Stewart M. Patrick identifies the successes and lasting challenges in the international community's response to global terrorism since the attacks of September 11, 2001.

A bomb exploded in a mosque in a Pakistani tribal region as hundreds were gathered for prayers on Friday, killing at least 40 people and wounding 85 others in the first major attack in the country during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Aug. 19)

Two suicide bombers attacked a British compound in the Afghan capital Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding others. The attack was followed by sporadic gunfire exchanges several hours after the blasts. (Aug. 19)

Police clash with protesters against the pope's visit for a second night in a row in Madrid. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)

Police in the German capital have been left baffled by ongoing arson attacks against luxury cars, which have left some 50 vehicles damaged across the city in the past few weeks.

An oil refinery outside the Libyan town of Zawiya has been taken by opposition forces

India's technology companies are having a tricky year, partly because of US economic problems.

The US Vice-President Joe Biden has begun an official visit to China, amid criticism about his country's financial problems.

Following President Obama's direct call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday the U.S. would "tighten the circle of isolation" imposed on Syria.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has said Vladimir Putin has "castrated" the political system in Russia, and should not stand in next year's presidential elections.

Squads of gunman killed at least eight people and wounded 20 others Thursday in Southern Israel in a series of strikes that drew swift retaliation from the Israeli military.

Bashar Ja'afari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, on Syria.

Bashar Ja'afari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, on Syria.