More migrants from around the world making way to US border
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL An increasing number of people from far-flung corners of the world quietly have tried to sneak into the United States among the hundreds of thousands of…
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At UN Netanyahu invites Abbas to address Knesset
By MICHAEL ASTOR Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to address Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, during a speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. Netanyahu…
Pakistan militant warns of Kashmir violence
By KATHY GANNON The founder of Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba warned in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press that violence in Indian-ruled Kashmir will escalate. Hafiz Saeed, designated a…
Al-Qaida says it killed Bangladesh gay activist, friend
The Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaida claimed responsibility Tuesday for the killing of a gay rights activist and his friend, undermining the prime minister’s insistence just hours earlier that her political…
EU begins shipping migrants in Greece back to Turkey
By MEHMET GUZEL and DEREK GATOPOULOS A controversial European Union plan to curb migration and smash smuggling rings in Turkey began Monday as 202 migrants from two Greek islands were…
Indian authorities detain, then release Kashmiri separatists
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Indian authorities detained and later released two key Kashmiri separatist leaders Thursday ahead of talks between Indian and Pakistani security advisers, while a third remained under house…
Obama to cut short India trip to pay call on Saudi Arabia
By JULIE PACE and ASHOK SHARMA President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India and visit Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Abdullah,…
Kerry urges rapid growth in US-India trade, commercial ties
By MATTHEW LEE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for a rapid expansion of U.S.-India trade and commercial ties as he attended an international investment conference ahead…