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Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen

Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen

ISLAMABAD -- President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes -- Pakistan and Yemen -- but...

Updated: Today at 5:50 am EDT
  • Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 4 Indian soldiers

    Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 4 Indian soldiers

    SRINAGAR, India -- Four Indian army soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed in fighting in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, officials said.

    Updated: Today at 5:44 am EDT
  • Czech police say US suspect in 4 murders arrested

    Czech police say US suspect in 4 murders arrested

    PRAGUE -- An American man accused of killing a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States, police said Friday.

    Updated: Today at 5:43 am EDT
  • Asia stock markets edge up after big sell-off

    Asia stock markets edge up after big sell-off

    BANGKOK-- Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus.

    Updated: Yesterday at 11:51 pm EDT
  • Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier

    Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier

    LONDON -- The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old drummer and machine gunner, a father, and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said Thursday.

    Updated: Yesterday at 5:23 pm EDT
  • Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

    Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

    LONDON -- Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher's knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun.

    Updated: Yesterday at 2:06 pm EDT
  • Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets

    Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets

    GROZNY, Russia -- The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States.

    Updated: Yesterday at 9:15 am EDT
  • 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus

    22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus

    GENEVA-- World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample -- a claim disputed by the researcher at the center of the issue.

    Updated: Yesterday at 1:57 pm EDT
  • 15 injured in clash with security forces in Guinea

    15 injured in clash with security forces in Guinea

    CONAKRY, Guinea-- A government spokesman says at least 15 people were injured, four of them by bullet wounds, during a protest in Guinea's capital between opposition parties and security forces. The clashes are the latest iteration in the ongoing fight between the country's opposition and the ruling party over the details of a much-delayed parliamentary election.

    Updated: Yesterday at 1:52 pm EDT
  • US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

    US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

    JERUSALEM -- The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.

    Updated: Yesterday at 7:47 am EDT
  • 5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers

    5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers

    BEIRUT -- Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was described as some of the heaviest fighting there in years, officials said Thursday.

    Updated: Yesterday at 9:11 am EDT
  • UK emergency committee meets after attack

    UK emergency committee meets after attack

    LONDON -- The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.

    Updated: Yesterday at 9:21 am EDT
  • Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

    Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

    LONDON -- A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.

    Updated: Yesterday at 7:46 am EDT
  • 20 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger

    20 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger

    NIAMEY, Niger -- Niger's defense minister announced that 20 Nigerien soldiers were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives inside a military installation in the city of Agadez on Thursday.

    Updated: Yesterday at 8:33 am EDT
  • Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears

    Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears

    LONDON -- Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime -- shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody.

    Updated: 05/22/13 at 10:29 pm EDT
  • Colombia: 10 soldiers killed by in rebel attack

    Colombia: 10 soldiers killed by in rebel attack

    BOGOTA, Colombia-- At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said.

    Updated: 05/22/13 at 5:45 pm EDT
  • UN: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria

    UN: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria

    UNITED NATIONS -- There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.'s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday.

    Updated: 05/22/13 at 3:28 pm EDT
  • Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels

    Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels

    AMMAN, Jordan -- The United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good faith, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Wednesday.

    Updated: 05/22/13 at 12:39 pm EDT
  • Trial  for captain in deadly shipwreck  in Italy

    Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy

    ROME -- A judge in Italy has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia to stand trial in the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people.

    Updated: 05/22/13 at 7:55 am EDT
  • North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

    North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

    PYONGYANG, North Korea -- After months of ignoring China's warnings to give up its nuclear program, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with its most important ally and the latest sign that Pyongyang may be giving diplomacy a chance.

    Updated: 05/22/13 at 7:37 am EDT
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