US Navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day
By ADAM SCHRECK and ALI AKBAR DAREINI It turned out to be the international crisis that wasn’t. Less than a day after 10 U.S. Navy sailors were detained in Iran…
Middle East
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…
Saudi allies scale back ties with Iran as tensions soar
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JON GAMBRELL Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran on Monday after the ransacking of Saudi…
Notorious Lebanese militant killed in Syria airstrike
By BASSEM MROUE and JOSEF FEDERMAN A Lebanese man convicted of one of the most notorious attacks in Israel’s history and who spent nearly three decades in an Israeli prison…
Palestinian eviction case spotlights Jerusalem settler push
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Ahmad Sub-Laban’s family has lived for decades under threat of eviction from their home overlooking the gold-topped Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old…
Accusations grow against Russia over Syria civilian killings
By ZEINA KARAM The three missiles fired on a public market in the northern Syrian town of Ariha took the morning shoppers by surprise. In a few moments, the main…
Russia calling the shots as nations lock down Syria plan
By BRADLEY KLAPPER As the United States and world powers gather again in an attempt to end Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots. Nations meeting Friday…
AP FACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and VIVIAN SALAMA The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate. In addition, Chris Christie pledged to…