Boats drifted into Iranian territory
TEHRAN, Iran — All 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after drifting into its territorial waters a day earlier have been freed, th...
Doubt cast over economic skills
BEIJING — Stock market and currency turmoil has battered Chinese leaders’ reputation as shrewd economic managers and fed doubts about thei...
Drug lord is moved from cell to cell
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government is moving Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman constantly from cell to cell inside the maximum security p...
MEXICO CITY — Mexican marines had barely faced down .50-caliber sniper guns and a loaded grenade launcher to recapture the world’s most notorious drug lord when the call...
H-bomb not confirmed
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test today, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a ...
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande is honoring 17 victims killed in Islamic extremist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police a ...
Saudi Arabia, Iran tensions rise
TEHRAN, Iran — Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran today after the ransacki...
6.7-magnitude quake kills 8, injures 100
GAUHATI, India — A strong earthquake damaged buildings, killed at least eight people and injured more than 100 in India’s remote ...
KABUL, Afghanistan — A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake in northern Afghanistan was felt in the capital, Kabul, and across the border in Pakistan, but there were no imm...
Authorities say 2 planned attacks
BRUSSELS — Two people have been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of planning attacks in Brussels during the holidays, the federal prosec...
