KABUL (Reuters) – Poor security and the lack of good governance are the biggest challenges facing Afghanistan, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday.

KABUL (Reuters) – Half of Afghan children are still not going to school and the biggest group missing out on an education are girls, the United Nations said on Monday.

MANAMA – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received no firm commitments on debt relief for Iraq or greater Arab diplomatic representation in Baghdad after a meeting of Arab states on Monday.