U.S. troops caught in Afghan fire fight evacuated
2 Special Ops. troops wounded and body of 3rd finally off battlefield in Helmand province, where Taliban is bouncing back
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H-bomb: More powerful than Hiroshima, fits on a missile
Mimicking the process inside our sun, the "superbomb" can also be relatively small, so North Korea probably has the U.S. in mind with test
GOP candidates slam Obama, Clinton over N. Korea bomb claim
2016 contenders bash the president and former secretary of state after North Korea claims it tested a hydrogen bomb
Germany sex assaults could be linked to criminal gang
Rash of New Year's Eve harassments and alleged rape in Cologne quickly became part of debate over 1.1M refugees Germany has taken in
N. Korea's H-bomb claim rattles neighbors' nerves
Pyongyang's unverified claim of major nuclear advance draws rebuke even from Kim Jong Un's most vital ally
U.S. gov't predicts Syria's Assad will outlast Obama
Associated Press says internal U.S. document outlining plan for transition in war-torn nation envisions Assad in power until 2017
North Korea claims it conducted H-bomb test
So far no proof, but if verified, test would move Pyongyang big step closer to significant upgrade of its nuclear capabilities
British Parliament to debate banning Donald Trump from UK
The debate is in response to a petition signed by more than 500,000 calling for the UK to keep out the bombastic GOP front runner
Germany rattled by New Year's Eve sex assaults by "Arab" men
City of Cologne reported dozens of attacks on women amid celebrations; incident gives boost to right wing in Germany, who tie it to migrant crisis
Mexican mayor's killers start revealing drug war secrets
Some attackers of mayor killed her first day in office reveal, among other things, how much they were paid, the graves of others
Passenger hurts co-pilot on Europe-China flight
Dutch carrier KLM says a "disturbed passenger" injured himself and the co-pilot before crew and other passengers wrestled him down
China's spectacular ice festival
Ice and snow winter fantasy creations in Harbin, China
Special ops soldiers suffer casualties in Afghanistan
In push to roll back Taliban gains in Helmand province, U.S. troops are experiencing heavy fighting again
Accidental airplane deaths decline, but deliberate crashes go up
Airline safety has improved to the point where there are few fatal accidents, expert says, but airline security remains a concern
Iran-Saudi row threatens flailing effort to halt Syrian war
Muslim world's two biggest foes back opposite sides in Syria and Yemen and will need to cooperate for peace, which looks less likely than ever
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Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters
Rising tension on the Korean border fuels concern
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