According to a report released by Amnesty International, Russian, Georgian and South Ossetian forces failed to protect civilians during the war in Georgia.

A bomber rammed his car into a U.S. convoy as it passed through a market in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 civilians and an American soldier, officials said.

An Afghan health official says a suicide car bomb attack against a U.S. military convoy has wounded at least 57 civilians.

At least 12 Iraqis were killed Sunday in a spate of attacks, many of them in provinces where much-lauded Iraqi-led security operations had taken place recently.

As Afghan officials reported more civilian casualties from coalition airstrikes that hit a wedding party, U.S. officials said “insurgents” prevented civilians from fleeing the area.

While Georgia has strongly denied the findings, the new report adds to a growing body of evidence of Georgian atrocities during the fighting.

While Georgia has strongly denied the findings, the new report adds to a growing body of evidence of Georgian atrocities during the fighting.

An investigation tied military personnel under Gen. Mario Montoya’s command to the killing of civilians in attempts to inflate the number of insurgents.

Officials worry that Congo is near collapse with neighbors poised to jump in, which could spread conflict in the entire region.

The number of military and civilian deaths in Iraq hit the lowest monthly levels since May 2004, but one family’s tragedy is a reminder of the danger that remains.