BEIRUT — Syrian forces battled rebels near the airport in war-battered Aleppo, Syria’s state media said today, in the first official acknowledgment that fighting has rea...
At least 93 people killed
BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials said today that a blistering string of attacks across the country the previous day ultimately killed at least 93 peopl...
Attacks are escalating
KABUL, Afghanistan — A newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies today, killing two U.S. service members minutes ...
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan working on an installation shared by Afghan and foreign forces shot to death three U.S. service members, raising to six the number of Amer...
Attacker wore Afghan uniform
KABUL, Afghanistan — A man in an Afghan uniform shot and killed three American troops today in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military comman...
Rebels attempt to expand hold
KILIS, Turkey — More than 1,300 Syrians fled to Turkey overnight to escape growing violence in their country as rebels try to expand their h...
Panetta talks about Iran
ASHKELON, Israel — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today that Iran must either negotiate acceptable limits on its nuclear program or fac...
NEW DELHI — Factories and workshops across India were up and running today after major electrical grid collapses caused the world’s two worst power blackouts.
An estima...
PARIS — Chris Marker, the influential French filmmaker whose career spanned six decades, has died, France’s Culture Ministry confirmed Monday. He was 91.
President Franc...
620M people without power
NEW DELHI — India’s energy crisis cascaded over half the country today when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people wi...
