Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 24 people in a horrific early morning assault in a neighborhood where prominent politicians reside,…
Syria activists: Despite truce, strikes near Damascus kill 8
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Syria activists: Despite truce, strikes near Damascus kill 8
Syrian opposition activists and a paramedic group say that airstrikes in a Damascus suburb have killed eight people, including children.…
Immigrants wept, pleaded for water and pounded on the truck
World
July 25, 2017
Immigrants wept, pleaded for water and pounded on the truck
The tractor-trailer was pitch-black inside, crammed with maybe 90 immigrants or more, and already hot when it left the Texas…
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
The chief of the international Red Cross made a rare visit to the front lines in Yemen Monday, taking a…
Israel dismantles metal detectors from key Jerusalem shrine
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Israel dismantles metal detectors from key Jerusalem shrine
Israel began Tuesday to dismantle metal detectors it installed a week earlier at a contested Jerusalem shrine, hoping to defuse…
Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
Science
July 24, 2017
Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after…
Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing
Middle East
July 24, 2017
Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing
Update: Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing attack in eastern city of Lahore.…
New al-Shabab video calls Trump ‘brainless-billionaire’
Middle East
July 24, 2017
New al-Shabab video calls Trump ‘brainless-billionaire’
The Somalia-based al-Shabab is mocking President Donald Trump in a new video that calls him a “brainless billionaire” as his…
France bringing top Libyan rivals together in new initiative
Middle East
July 24, 2017
France bringing top Libyan rivals together in new initiative
French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting of the two main rival leaders of chaotic Libya, his office said…
Immigrant deaths in tractor-trailer highlight danger of heat
World
July 24, 2017
Immigrant deaths in tractor-trailer highlight danger of heat
Experts say the temperature inside of the tractor-trailer where smuggled immigrants died and many others were left in dire health…