Pakistan buries victims of school massacre
By REBECCA SANTANA and MUNIR AHMED As they buried their children Wednesday, the families spoke of their dreams. One boy had just gotten high marks on his midterm and hoped…
Military and defense
CIA battles Senate Democrats over torture report
By BRADLEY KLAPPER The CIA and several of its past leaders are stepping up a campaign to discredit a five-year Senate investigation into the CIA’s harrowing interrogation practices after 9/11,…
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…
Iraqi leader asks US for more air power, weaponry
By ROBERT BURNS Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday that his army is taking the offensive against the Islamic State group but needs…
US prepares for security risks from torture report
American embassies, military units and other U.S. interests are bracing for possible security threats related to Tuesday’s planned release of a report on the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques, the White…
US sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay
By BEN FOX Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S. government announced Sunday — a deal…
Pakistan says top al-Qaida militant killed in raid
By MUNIR AHMED Pakistani soldiers killed a top al-Qaida operative Saturday who was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York’s subway system,…
American, South African hostages killed in Yemen
By JULIE PACE and AHMED AL-HAJ An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a high-risk, U.S.-led raid to free them from al-Qaida-affiliated militants in Yemen,…