4 Marines and gunman die in attack on two military sites
By LUCAS L. JOHNSON and KATHLEEN FOODY A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting center and another U.S. military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga on…
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The Latest: Explosions on Egypt side of Gaza border
The latest news on the coordinated militant attacks in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai Peninsula that killed 50 soldiers (all times local): 4:30 p.m. An Associated Press reporter heard two explosions…
Syrian insurgents seize last military base in Idlib province
Insurgents in Syria captured the last military base and several small villages in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, marking the latest collapse of government troops in the region…
Ukraine cease-fire largely holding, Debaltseve still tense
By PETR JOSEK and PETER LEONARD A cease-fire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, although continued fighting over a bitterly contested railway hub…
Suicide bomb hits Niger border town after Boko Haram attack
By DALATOU MAMANE Boko Haram staged an overnight assault on a border town in Niger and a suicide bomber detonated explosives near a market in the same town a few…
Iran eclipses US as Iraq’s ally in fight against militants
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA In the eyes of most Iraqis, their country’s best ally in the war against the Islamic State group is not the United States and…
Witness confirms cover-up of Mexico army slayings
By MARK STEVENSON When the witness refused to sign a false statement that 22 suspected drug gang members had died in a shootout with the Mexican army, state investigators began…
Pakistan: 77 militants killed after school massacre
By MUNIR AHMED Pakistani warplanes and ground forces killed at least 77 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, days after Taliban fighters killed…