U.S., partners begin airstrikes in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Combined U.S.-Arab airstrikes at the heart of the Islamic State group’s military strongholds in Syria achieved their strategic aim of showing the extremists that their savage attacks...
View ArticleSyria border town ‘about to fall,’ UN envoy urges action
Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) – Jihadists are on the verge of seizing the key Syrian border town of Kobane, neighbouring Turkey has warned, prompting the UN envoy to Syria to appeal for immediate...
View ArticleFashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar de la Renta, the worldly gentleman designer who shaped the wardrobe of socialites, first ladies and Hollywood stars for more than four decades, has died. He was 82. De la Renta...
View ArticleEric Frein sightings: How ‘wilderness ninja’ has outfoxed 1,000 cops
Two fresh sightings of alleged sniper Eric Frein has resulted in more closed public schools in northern Pennsylvania and a shift in a massive manhunt to near where Mr. Frein went to high school – and...
View ArticleFormer Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a charmed life of newspapering, Ben Bradlee seemed always to be in just the right place. The raspy-voiced, hard-charging editor who invigorated The Washington Post got an early...
View ArticleIsrael-Sweden tension builds even more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Sweden on Thursday became the biggest Western European country to recognize a Palestinian state, and Israel swiftly reacted by withdrawing its ambassador from Stockholm in protest....
View ArticleRussia to deploy long-range bombers
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s long-range bombers will conduct regular patrol missions from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting...
View ArticleFormer top prosecutor ‘outraged’ by military’s handling of sex-assault cases
The former chief prosecutor for the Air Force said in a Yahoo News interview that he was “put out to pasture” after he criticized top commanders for interfering with his efforts to convict officers who...
View ArticleU.S. on alert ahead of torture report’s release
WASHINGTON (AP) — American embassies, military units and other U.S. interests are preparing for possible security threats related to the release of a report on the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques...
View ArticleAfter Alan Gross release, Obama seeks to resume full diplomatic ties with Cuba
In a move to wipe away one of the Cold War’s last vestiges, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced that the United States and Cuba will start talks on restoring full diplomatic relations for the...
View ArticleU.S. warns of global ‘terror’ threat after French attacks
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Friday warned Americans to beware of “terrorist actions and violence” all over the world, following the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish...
View ArticleFrance works to avert new terror attacks, hunts suspect
PARIS (AP) — France’s government urged the nation to remain vigilant Saturday, as thousands of security forces try to thwart new attacks and hunt down a suspected accomplice in a rampage by terrorists...
View ArticleIsrael to bury victims of Paris market attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — The bodies of four Jewish victims of a Paris terror attack on a kosher supermarket were brought to Israel on Tuesday for a solemn funeral ceremony amid rising concerns over increased...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo cofounder blames slain editor for provoking attack
Less than a week after the massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo left 12 people dead, one of the satirical French newspaper’s founding members is blaming the publication’s slain editor for provoking...
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