At least 31 dead in bombings of Brussels airport, metro
By LORNE COOK and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city’s metro stations Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a…
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Egypt says Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood killed chief prosecutor
By MARAM MAZEN Egypt said Sunday that members of the Muslim Brotherhood trained in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the bombing that killed the…
Cease-fire brings relative quiet to Syria despite breaches
By BASSEM MROUE A cease-fire brought relative quiet to parts of Syria for the first time in years on Saturday, offering civilians rare respite from Russian and Syrian government airstrikes…
US, Russia agree on plan for Syria cease-fire
By MAEVA BAMBUCK and BRADLEY KLAPPER U.S. officials said Monday that the United States and Russia have agreed on a plan for a cease-fire in Syria starting Saturday that would…
The Latest: Dutch riot police, anti-migrant protesters clash
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere to Europe (all times local): 4 p.m. Riot police have clashed with demonstrators in…
IS claims Jakarta attacks that left 5 gunmen, 2 others dead
By NINIEK KARMINI and ALI KOTARUMALOS Attackers set off suicide bombs and exchanged gunfire outside a Starbucks cafe in Indonesia’s capital in a brazen assault Thursday that police said “imitated”…
Suicide bomber kills 10, wounds 15 in Istanbul tourist area
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SUZAN FRASER A suicide bomber affiliated with the Islamic State group detonated a bomb in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists Tuesday morning, killing…
Analysis: Calculated risk behind N. Korean H-bomb test claim
By ERIC TALMADGE When North Korea hinted it had a hydrogen bomb last month — twice — it was largely brushed off as bluster. Now that it’s claiming to have…