Powerful US bomber flies over S. Korea as standoff deepens
By FOSTER KLUG and AHN YOUNG-JOON OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — A powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force…
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British troops deploy to Afghan province amid Taliban battle
By LYNNE O’DONNELL When Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani took office, he ushered in a period of hope for the country’s traumatized and war-weary people that decades of violence would soon…
The Latest: Iran blames Turkey for downing of Russian jet
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. All times local: 9:25 p.m. Iran is lashing out at Turkey over the shooting down…
Using Russia’s cover, Iran begins sending fighters to Syria
By ZEINA KARAM Iran has sent hundreds of troops into northern and central Syria, its first such deployment in the country’s civil war, joining fighters from its Lebanese ally Hezbollah…
Putin moves to establish Russian military base in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled his intentions to establish a Russian military air base in neighboring Belarus. Belarus has made clear it would not welcome a Russian base but…
Kerry: Russian fighter jets in Syria raise serious questions
By KEN DILANIAN The United States is disturbed by Russia’s movement of tactical aircraft to Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday, acknowledging that the jets could pose…
US to send 400-plus more troops to train Iraqis
By JIM KUHNHENN and NEDRA PICKLER The Obama administration is about to announce the U.S. will send more troops to Iraq to boost the training of local forces, officials said…
Syrian insurgents seize last military base in Idlib province
Insurgents in Syria captured the last military base and several small villages in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, marking the latest collapse of government troops in the region…