Doctors surgically remove 40 knives from man's stomach
"He would swallow the knives along with a glass of water… He had no explanation for why he did it. Just an urge."
World
Five years into Syria war, battlefield is at its most chaotic
Syria's civil war appears to be entering a dangerous new phase, as President Bashar al-Assad's regime battles Kurdish troops for control of Hasaka
Top U.S. commander skeptical of cooperation with Russia in Syria
Comments on Russia reflect a broader reluctance by U.S. military to work more closely with Moscow on operations in Syria
Woman with knife wounds three in Brussels
Belgian media said the woman was apparently aged in her 50s and appeared to be mentally unstable
Hidden images revealed in 500-year-old manuscript
The text's deerskin pages were painted white and appeared blank, but research shows those seemingly empty pages contained much more
Turkey backtracks on child wedding bomber claim
Prime minister said authorities didn’t know if the perpetrator was a “child or a grown-up;” at least 22 of 54 victims were kids under the age of 14
Grenade attack kills 8-year-old boy in Sweden
Swedish media speculated that the attack might be linked to a feud between rival gangs in the region
Chance meeting reunites migrant family in Sweden
After father and son became separated in some Turkish woods during their trek, a chance sighting at an outdoor Swedish concert brought them together again
Man killed in Iraq working for American demining firm
British contractor was helping remove IEDs left behind by ISIS militants when they fled city of Ramadi
N. Korea: Diplomat defector is child raping "human scum"
Official news agency dismisses ex-minister at embassy in London, who fled to South Korea, as a criminal and a propagandist
Shinzo "Super Mario" Abe's animated Tokyo 2020 pitch wows Rio
People who saw Rio Olympics closing ceremony were just as impressed with the teaser for the next games in Japan
ISIS child suicide bomber in Turkey wouldn't be terror group's 1st
Extremists use kids to carryout massacres, one of many ways the so-called "Islamic State" preys on innocents to set its brand of violence apart
Rio Olympics closing ceremony
Highlights from the end of the Summer Games
U.S. men's basketball team wins 3rd straight Olympic gold
In Mike Krzyzewski's final game with the national team, Carmelo Anthony becomes the most decorated male in Olympic basketball history
Iraq hangs 36 over ISIS massacre of soldiers in Tikrit
Head of provincial council where massacre took place says some of the men executed Sunday had been tortured to extract confessions
Investigation
Is a bootleg weight-loss drug to blame for 2 reported deaths?
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Houthis threaten "painful" response if U.S. joins Saudi offensive
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Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed, 911 calls show
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