The Cockpit

U.S. President Barack Obama intends to conclude the Afghanistan war and withdraw most U.S. troops within three years, according to officials. Obama is sending 30,000 additional U.S. troops in the meantime.

Five British yachtsmen detained by Tehran have been released, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported Wednesday.

U.S. President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan earned quick support from NATO, which pledged its partners would also make a "substantial increase" in troops as well.

Developed countries need to quadruple their efforts to cut carbon emissions in the next ten years or risk a dangerous rise in global temperatures by 2050, according to new report.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Russia erred last week when it voted for the U.N. nuclear watchdog's resolution rebuking Iran for its nuclear activities.