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Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds seven bodies

Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds seven bodies

Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had…
Tumultuous week puts Trump presidency on perilous path

Tumultuous week puts Trump presidency on perilous path

Another self-inflicted crisis has left Donald Trump’s critics outraged and some of his Republican allies dismayed, but a bedrock of…
Turkey warns US of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria

Turkey warns US of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria

Turkey warned the United States on Wednesday that a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria could…
US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe: government officials

US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe: government officials

The Trump administration is likely to expand a ban on laptops on commercial aircraft to include some European countries, but…
Saudis paid for US veterans to lobby against 9/11 lawsuit law

Saudis paid for US veterans to lobby against 9/11 lawsuit law

After Congress passed a new law allowing Sept. 11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in US courts, opponents mounted…
Malaysia’s top Islamic State operative killed in Syria: police

Malaysia’s top Islamic State operative killed in Syria: police

Malaysia's most-wanted member of the Islamic State militant group has been killed in Syria, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said…
‘Optimism’ for release of remaining Chibok hostages in Nigeria: Security analyst

‘Optimism’ for release of remaining Chibok hostages in Nigeria: Security analyst

The 82 Chibok girls who arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja by military helicopter on Sunday for a meeting with…
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN

South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN

War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the…
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections

Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections

Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen,…
Saudi Arabia, US in talks on billions in arms sales: US sources

Saudi Arabia, US in talks on billions in arms sales: US sources

Washington is working to push through contracts for tens of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, some…
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