Newt Gingrich said the president's apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai was equivalent to "surrender."

The UN peacekeeping force, which would enter Syria after a cease-fire occurred, would be a non-military mission.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday an extension of Somalia's current transitional government would not be tolerated, and threatened sanctions on anyone who seeks to undermine the looming political change.

"The International community has been clear that we do not support another extension. It is time to move forward to a more stable and unified era for the Somali people," Clinton said at a press conference in London Thursday.

The U.S. ambassador to Israel said Thursday there is “total cooperation” between the United States and Israel on Iran, as he sought to downplay public divisions that have emerged in recent weeks between the two countries.

Speaking to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, Ambassador Dan Shapiro said reports of distrust between Israel and the United States are “pure speculation, and much of it is wrong,” according to JTA. 

“I cannot think of any issue on which we are better coordinated than on the issue of Iran,” Shapiro said. 

Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan Thursday when a man wearing an Afghan uniform “turned his weapon” on the soldiers.

A U.S. official confirmed that the two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers killed Thursday were American, as widespread protests continued in Afghanistan for the third consecutive day after Qurans were burned at a U.S. air base Tuesday.

Economic and energy experts say an attack could cause an oil shock, which caused a recession in the 1970s.

Two helicopters collided during a routine training exercise on Wednesday night, military officials said.

The letter comes on the heels of violent demonstrations in Afghanistan this week following the inadvertent burning of Qurans.

Brown sent a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Panetta urging him to allow women to serve in front-line combat positions.