Bomb hidden in laptop explodes in Somalia

Explosion shattered windows at small airport north of Mogadishu; investigators say two more explosives were found, including one in a printer

• Mar 7, 2016

U.N. says aid deliveries under way in Damascus

Spokesman says a humanitarian convoy reached three areas in Kafr Batna with food and health assistance for 20,000 people

• Mar 7, 2016

Police: U.S. man held in woman's death in Mexico

A U.S. man is being held in the death of his American girlfriend in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, Mexican authorities said Sunday

• Mar 7, 2016

Priest abducted during militant attack, says group established by Mother Teresa

16 were killed -- including 4 nuns -- when militants stormed Catholic retirement home in southern Yemen

• Mar 7, 2016

Pentagon: U.S. strike in Somalia hits militants on verge of major attack

Strike kills more than 150 al-Shabab fighters poised to launch attack against African or U.S. personnel, Pentagon says

• Mar 7, 2016

Pakistani law to protect women dubbed un-Islamic

Council of Islamic Ideology, which advises government, demands formal review of new law criminalizing abuse

• Mar 7, 2016

Bracing for what could be Iraq's bloodiest battle yet

ISIS has held Iraq's 2nd largest city for almost 2 years; commander planning to dislodge them knows it won't be easy

• Mar 7, 2016

North Korea again threatens U.S., South Korea with nukes

Pyongyang issues usual angry reaction to annual large-scale U.S.-South Korean military exercises; western analysts doubt North's nuclear capabilities

• Mar 7, 2016

Shooting at Sydney business leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded

Heavily armed police surround sign-making company in suburb of Sydney, searching for shooter

• Mar 6, 2016

ISIS suicide bomber kills 47 near Baghdad

Terrorist group appears to have launched campaign to sow discord far from the front lines in order to overextend government forces

• Mar 6, 2016

​Man charged with illegally boarding plane at Heathrow

London man arrested after locking himself in the cockpit of a parked and empty British Airways jet

• Mar 6, 2016

NATO expands mission to choke off Europe migrant flow

Warships will start patrolling Greek and Turkish waters, a key area where smugglers have been bringing tens of thousands to Europe

• Mar 6, 2016

Corpse found in Chinese elevator month after shutdown

Maintenance crew in the Chinese city of Xi'an arrested for improperly cutting off power to elevator without checking if anyone was inside

• Mar 6, 2016

Pope calls nuns killed in Yemen modern-day martyrs

Four nuns murdered when gunmen stormed charity established by Mother Teresa; pope decries "this indifference of globalization"

• Mar 6, 2016

Iran sentences billionaire businessman to death

Well-known tycoon Babak Zanjani linked to shady oil sales during the controversial rule of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

• Mar 6, 2016

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