AP, Kandahar :Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints Sunday in volatile southern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 officers in the ongoing assault, authorities said.Mohammad Ismail Hotaki,...
AP, Beijing :Over 50 people have been killed in China’s latest round of flooding. The toll includes two schoolchildren aboard a bus carrying more than...
AP, Washington :Iran has entered the fight to retake a major Iraqi oil refinery from Islamic State militants, contributing small numbers of troops – including...
AFP, Cairo :Ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi along with several secular figures behind Egypt’s 2011 uprising go on trial Saturday, as the authorities press on...
AP, Washington :President Barack Obama said on Friday he “forcefully” objects to suggestions that policy differences between his administration and the Israeli government signal his...
Reuters, Washington :Cuba and the United States reported making progress toward restoring diplomatic relations following two days of talks and pledged on Friday to continue...
AFP, Kathmandu :The death toll following the two devastating earthquakes that have struck Nepal has reached 8,635 with over 300 people, including 89 foreigners, still...
AFP, The Hague :The Dutch cabinet on Friday approved a partial ban on wearing the face-covering Islamic veil, including in schools, hospitals and on public...
Reuters, Mexico :Government security forces killed 42 suspected drug cartel henchmen and suffered one fatality in a firefight in western Mexico on Friday, an official...
AFP, Washington :After weeks of small-scale, small-town events with “everyday Americans,” Hillary Clinton on Thursday set a date for the first major campaign rally of...
AFP, London :Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that restricting welfare payments to EU workers was an “absolute requirement” of his efforts to renegotiate Britain’s...
Reuters, Bangkok :Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday a general election will take place in the Southeast Asian country in April or May...
