Colombia in unchartered territory with peace deal’s defeat
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ After a stunning referendum defeat for a peace deal with leftist rebels, Colombians are asking what comes next for their war-torn country, which like…
War and unrest
Senators press FBI director on response to terrorism threat
By MATTHEW DALY and ERIC TUCKER Republican senators pressed FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday about whether anything more could have been done to prevent recent acts of extremist violence,…
Colombia embarks on path to peace with historic accord
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ After a half-century of bloody combat and four years of tense peace negotiations, now the hard work begins. With the signing of a historic…
Syrian foreign minister says cease-fire agreement ‘not dead’
By Philip Issa Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said in a TV interview broadcast Monday that an internationally-brokered cease-fire for Syria is still viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo cleaned…
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…
Naturalized US citizen from Afghanistan sought in NYC blast
By JAKE PEARSON and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Police released a photo of a 28-year-old immigrant wanted for questioning Monday in bombings that rocked a Manhattan neighborhood and a New Jersey…
US flies bombers over S.Korea in show of force against North
By LEE JIN-MAN The United States on Tuesday sent two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force meant to cow North Korea after its…
Seoul says North Korea capable of next nuclear test anytime
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the United States…