“Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country,” the U.S. President said to applause from Marines and their families.

Saudi women have launched a series of campaigns - including on social media - to demand an easing of the restrictions.

A hacker group calling itself Lizard Squad appeared to take responsibility for the disruptions on its Twitter account.

The Kiev parliament's renunciation of Ukraine's neutral status this week as a step toward joining NATO has outraged Moscow.