KABUL (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition airstrikes killed more than 45 Islamist Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.More than 7,000 people have been killed during the past 19 months in Afghanistan, the worst violence since the militants’ U.S.-led ouster in 2001. In separate incidents, an Afghan …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday an Afghan national it described as a dangerous terrorism suspect had been transferred to the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, CubaThe man, identified only by the name Inayatullah, was captured as part of operations against violent extremists in Afghanistan, the …

  OPEC exporters agreed Tuesday to pump an extra 500,000 barrels of oil a day to cool near-record crude prices in an apparent victory for Saudi Arabia over its reluctant partners.  The cartel is to open the taps from the beginning of November to ensure adequate supplies to the market …