Additional bombings bring death toll to 88 across Baghdad
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and SUSANNAH GEORGE he scene after a car bomb explosion at a crowded outdoor market in the Iraqi… Read more BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police and hospital…
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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…
Afghan suicide car bombing targeting NATO convoy kills 12
By RAHIM FAIEZ A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy traveling through a crowded neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people, including three civilian contractors for…
Bomb explodes at Bangkok shrine, killing at least 16
By JERRY HARMER and ANUSONADISAI NATTASUDA A bomb exploded Monday evening at a popular shrine in the heart of Bangkok, an area frequented by thousands of tourists, office workers and…
Assailants fire shots at US Consulate in Istanbul
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SUZAN FRASER Two assailants opened fire at the heavily protected U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul on Monday, touching off a gunfight with police before fleeing the…
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…
Battle with IS kills senior Kurdish general, 8 of his troops
By IMAD MATTI and SAMEER N. YACOUB Clashes with Islamic State militants killed a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters just outside the disputed northern Iraqi city…
Watchdog accuses Syria’s Kurdish party of abuses
By BARBARA SURK United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres greets a Syrian child during his visit to Khaldeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Guterres…