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.
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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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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