In unison, Muslim clerics lash out against Islamic State
By VIVIAN SALAMA The immolation of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group has brought a unified outcry Friday from top religious clerics across the Muslim world — including…
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defends handling of hostage crisis
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and ELAINE KURTENBACH Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff Monday in a mark…
Jordan ready to swap inmate for pilot held by Islamic State
Jordan is willing to swap an Iraqi woman prisoner involved in deadly 2005 hotel bombings for a Jordanian pilot captured in December by extremists from the Islamic State group, a…
Kerry in Nigeria to warn against postelection violence
In a rare high-level visit to Africa’s most populous country, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Nigeria’s leading presidential candidates to refrain from fomenting violence after next…
Yemen president resigns under pressure from rebels
Yemen’s president resigned Thursday, saying he had reached a “deadlock” in talks with Shiite rebels who rule the capital and had confined him to his home. His resignation raised fears…
Aides: Rebels hold Yemen’s president ‘captive’ at his house
By AHMED AL-HAJ Shiite rebels in control of Yemen’s capital now hold the country’s president “captive” at his home, his aides said Wednesday, putting in question who actually rules the…
Heavy clashes as Shiite rebels seize Yemen state media
By AHMED AL-HAJ Heavy clashes erupted near the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Monday as Shiite rebels battled soldiers and seized control of state-run media in a move…
European police arrest 2 dozen in anti-terrorism sweeps
By RAF CASERT and ANGELA CHARLTON French, German and Belgian police arrested more than two dozen suspects in anti-terrorism raids Friday, as European authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by…