GENEVA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghans seeking to return home from northwest Pakistan have been stranded because a tribal clash has closed down a road leading to Afghanistan, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to lead Russia’s biggest political party, a move that will bolster his power after he steps down as Kremlin leader next month.

A U.S. soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack on his vehicle in northeastern Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said.A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in northern Salahuddin province, the U.S. military said on Monday.