Al Qaeda branch makes move to put pressure on U.S.

Nusra has been al Qaeda's branch in Syria, one of most powerful armed groups fighting dictatorship

• Jul 28, 2016

North Korea: U.S. "crossed the red line" with latest move

Remarks from North Korea's top diplomat for U.S. affairs come ahead of joint military exercises south of Demilitarized Zone

• Jul 28, 2016

World's deepest blue hole found in South China Sea

Questions remain about how the mysterious hole formed and what, if any, life it harbors

• Jul 28, 2016

6 baby rhinos saved from drowning in floods

1.2 million people forced to flee homes as floods hit park with world's largest one-horned rhino population

• Jul 28, 2016

Merkel: Germany will not change refugee policy after attacks

Terror by asylum-seekers "mocks the country that took them in," Chancellor says

• Jul 28, 2016

Pope trips at Poland mass

After tumble, pontiff urges unity in face of divisions over refugees and migrants in first trip to Eastern Europe

• Jul 28, 2016

Doping-depleted Russian Olympic team heads to Rio

More than 100 Russian athletes have been barred from competing after doping scandal

• Jul 28, 2016

Lapel pins with images of former N. Korean ruler found in South

All North Koreans must wear pins with images of leaders; possibility they were carried across border by propaganda balloons, reports say

• Jul 28, 2016

"Large-scale humanitarian operation" to start in besieged Aleppo

Up to 300,000 people in rebel-held districts under siege for nearly 3 weeks as humanitarian groups warn of catastrophe

• Jul 28, 2016

Second French priest killer named

Identified by DNA after brutal assault on Normandy church; was known to police for Islamist ties, sources say

• Jul 28, 2016

New details emerge about teen killer of French priest

The 19-year-old nursed his obsession with jihad in a quiet French town, and twice was stopped while attempting to join ISIS

• Jul 27, 2016

Post-coup purge in Turkey sets sights on journalism

Turkey's state run news agency says the government has decided to close at least 45 newspapers and 16 television stations

• Jul 27, 2016

GOP: ISIS-linked plots against the West pass milestone

Republicans on U.S. House Homeland Security Committee find Americans a top target for terror group

• Jul 27, 2016

Pope Francis: The world's at war, but not a war of religions

Pontiff visits Central and Eastern Europe in shadow of slaying of priest in France

• Jul 27, 2016

Official: Bavaria bomber chatting online before attack

"There are indeed questions about whether he intended to set off the bomb at that moment," Bavaria interior minister says

• Jul 27, 2016

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