Islamic State group threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages
By JON GAMBRELL and MARI YAMAGUCHI The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from…
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Russia bails out bank following ruble slide
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russia has bailed out a mid-sized bank for about $500 million to save it from bankruptcy— a clear sign that the slide in the value of the…
Dispute over what killed Palestinian official
By KARIN LAUB Israeli and Palestinian pathologists disagreed Thursday on whether a blow to the body or a bad heart was the main cause of death of a Palestinian Cabinet…
Palestinian official dies after Israel troop clash
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and MAJDI MOHAMMED A Palestinian Cabinet member died Wednesday shortly after he and other protesters scuffled with Israeli troops near a West Bank village. The forces also…
Obama taps Pentagon veteran Ashton Carter to lead DOD
By JULIE PACE Shaking up his Pentagon leadership, President Barack Obama tapped policy wonk Ashton Carter to oversee the sprawling Defense Department Friday, heralding his new nominee as one the…
Witnesses give account of how Thai coup unfolded
By TODD PITMAN and THANYARAT DOKSONE Thai soldiers patrol near the Army Club before former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives to report to Thailand’s ruling military in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday,…
ARIEL SHARON, FORMER ISRAELI PM, DIES AT 85
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this Wednesday Feb. 7, 2001 file photo, Ariel Sharon, then Israel’s Prime Minister-elect, looks up as he touches Judaism holiest site, the Western Wall,…
TURKEY: COURT OVERTURNS MOVE BLOCKING PROBE
In this photo taken late Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey. After a decade of dominance over Turkey’s…