Ben Brody

Iowa went to Ted Cruz and (by a razor-thin margin) Hillary Clinton. New Hampshire went to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Now all eyes turn to Saturday's contests, the South Carolina Republican primary and Nevada Democratic caucuses.

Donald Trump said it was "disgraceful" on Thursday for Pope Francis to question his faith after the pope told reporters that someone like Trump "who thinks only about building walls-wherever they may be-and not building bridges, is not Christian."

As an unexpected result of the government's eradication program, it's a bad year for poppy farmers.

As the combat mission tapers off for Americans in Afghanistan, their working dogs find a new role.

Preparation to hand over US bases to Afghan forces is a huge undertaking for US troops.

Most of the US army's Afghanistan-based arsenal is too complex, delicate or expensive for the Afghan military to maintain.

US troops reduced to advisory role as Taliban begins its annual onslaught.