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MECCA, Saudi Arabia — As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police warned of serious consequences if pro-democracy protesters try to occupy government buildings, as they have threatened to do if the territor...
KISO, Japan — Five more bodies were found near the summit of a Japanese volcano today, bringing the total presumed dead to 36, as toxic gases and ash from the still-erup...
BEIRUT — U.S. coalition-led warplanes struck jihadis attacking a town near the Turkish border for the first time Saturday, as well as positions including wheat silos in ...
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A U.S.-Russian crew docked early today with the International Space Station, about six hours after launching from Russia’s manned space facility i...
WASHINGTON — Moving from reluctance to refusal and finally to acceptance, Turkey is joining its NATO allies and fellow Sunni Muslim nations in a coalition to destroy the...
U.S. airstrikes kill nearly 20
BEIRUT — U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the militant Islamic State group overnight and early today, killing ...
Joint chiefs chairman says 'no safe haven'
WASHINGTON — Combined U.S.-Arab airstrikes at the heart of the Islamic State group’s military strongholds in Syria achieved the...
LONDON — Western powers must be ready to commit ground forces to the fight against militants from the Islamic State group because airstrikes alone won't defeat these “fa...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s drawn-out presidential election may finally be coming to an end.
Nearly six months after Afghans cast ballots in a first-round vote, ...
