Benghazi report faults security; no new Clinton allegations
By MATTHEW DALY Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee harshly faulted the Obama administration Tuesday for lax security and a slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the U.S.…
Military and defense
North Korea makes apparent progress with midrange missile
By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea took a significant step Wednesday in the development of a powerful ballistic missile intended to reach U.S. bases in the Pacific, launching…
Egyptian court sentences 2 Al-Jazeera employees to death
By HAMZA HENDAWI An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based…
Iraqi special forces enter center of IS-held Fallujah
Iraqi special forces entered the center of Fallujah city early Friday, taking over a government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants…
The Latest: 6 people still in critical condition at hospital
The Latest on the massacre at a gay Orlando nightclub (all times local): 11:50 a.m. An Orlando hospital says six people wounded in the nightclub shooting are still in critical…
The Latest: House to get FBI, Homeland Security briefing
The Latest on the deadly shooting at a nightclub in Orlando. (all times local): 3 p.m. The head of the FBI and the Homeland Security secretary will brief members of…
South Korea says North Korea missile launch likely failed
By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM A North Korean missile launch likely failed on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s military, the latest in a string of high-profile failures that somewhat…
AP Analysis: Hopes for peace dim with new Taliban leader
By LYNNE O’DONNELL Afghanistan’s government has offered the new Taliban leader a choice: make peace or face the same fate as his predecessor, killed in a U.S. drone strike last…