Italian Muslims invite Pope to Rome's Great Mosque
While Francis has yet to officially accept invite, reports suggest planning for visit almost a year underway
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Muslim boy's spelling mistake leads to terrorism probe
British police say they've dropped investigation into 10-year-old after he wrote on a school paper that he lived in a "terrorist house"
ISIS destroys 1,400-year-old Christian heritage site
Before it was razed, partially restored, 27,000-square-foot stone and mortar monastery stood like a fortress over northern Iraqi city
Two deaths change world's oldest person roster
Man said to be 117 dies in California day before 112 year old dies in Japan -- but there's someone in their age range still alive in Brooklyn
Militants kill 20 in assault on Pakistani university
Dozens injured as militants hit campus in northwest, near school where Taliban staged deadly school attack in 2014
Tennis match-fixing scandal overshadows Australian Open
Evidence that some players may have fixed matches was leaked to two major news outlets -- and organizers knew about it for years
Amnesty International says young photographer died in Burkina Faso attack
Human rights group says the 33-year-old was in Burkina Faso for a photography assignment on women's rights
ISIS acknowledges death of "Jihadi John" in magazine
Group which tracks terrorist activity says ISIS published a "eulogizing profile" Tuesday of Mohammed Emwazi in its English-language magazine
Parisian band combats extremism with music
Two African-French musicians make it their "mission" to counter extremist rhetoric through love songs
Ex-U.S. Marine freed by Iran: "Champagne bottles were popped"
Amir Hekmati, one of four Americans released by Iran as part of a prisoner swap, speaks publicly for first time since being freed
Mexico probes possible money tie between actress, "El Chapo"
Mexico's attorney general says drug lord may have given funds to Kate del Castillo's tequila business
Mexican judge upholds sentence against US TV producer
Bruce Beresford-Redman was sentenced to 12 years in prison in March 2015 after being found guilty in the 2010 murder of his wife
Will Assad's battlefield victories doom Syria peace talks?
Government's advances hurt chances of halting the five-year civil war that has killed a quarter of a million people
What is Mexico doing to stop "El Chapo" from escaping again?
Report details extraordinary steps taken at Antiplano maximum-security prison that cartel chief tunnelled out of last year
Deal to calm one of Arab world's most chaotic nations?
ISIS has taken root in a Libya divided between 2 governments, one backed by the West, and another by Islamists
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U.S. reducing troop footprint in Middle East, sources say
Son of Stephen Hubbard, American freed from Russian jail, speaks out
Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a "humanitarian"
Investigation
Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmates
Investigation
We tested an experimental weight loss drug. The results were "terrifying."
U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia
Pope Leo won't need more treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
