Iraq confronts grim legacy left by ISIS in Tikrit

Forensic teams begin digging up mass grave believed to contain remains of hundreds of soldiers killed by extremists a year ago

• Apr 7, 2015

Rebel fighting intensifies in Yemen port city

Battles between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition backing the nation's president, who fled two weeks ago, have become more fierce

• Apr 6, 2015

​Advocating for women's rights in China lands "Beijing Five" in custody

Activists say these detentions are indicative of the shrinking space for dissent in China

• Apr 6, 2015

Kenya continues to seek answers after slaughter at Garissa University

As the country's military seeks retribution for a massacre that killed 148, relatives of the dead want an explanation for the slow response

• Apr 6, 2015

Kenya reels from Garissa al-Shabaab attack

Kenya gripped by mourning, fear and anger after the death of 148 students in the terror attack on Garissa University College

• Apr 6, 2015
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Israeli official says strike on Iran still possible

As Israel begins its lobbying push to toughen up the Iran nuclear deal, a top official there says diplomacy is not their only option

• Apr 6, 2015

WWI graffiti in France shows soldiers "wanted to be remembered"

Americans among hundreds of soldiers who marked note for posterity as they faced the doom of nearby trench warfare

• Apr 6, 2015

Turkey blocks access to Twitter, YouTube

Angered by images of prosecutor held hostage posted to social media, government again cracks down on access

• Apr 6, 2015

In Kenya, grief turns to anger over college massacre

As government bombs al-Shabaab positions in neighboring Somalia, Kenyans want to know why the attack took so long to stop

• Apr 6, 2015

"Beyond inhumane" battle for refugee camp in Syria

ISIS takes over sprawling Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, close to Bashar al-Assad's seat of power, but how long can they hold it?

• Apr 6, 2015

Is Western yoga practice off-balance?

As India's prime minister campaigns to revitalize the ancient art in the land where it was born, his new yoga minister says Americans are missing the point

• Apr 6, 2015

Police face backlash over Kenya college attack

Newspaper says it only took elite police 30 minutes to kill al-Shabaab attackers behind school massacre, but it took at least 7 hours to get them there

• Apr 5, 2015

Rebels in Yemen abduct Sunni rivals amid Saudi airstrikes

More than 100 members of the branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen have been taken by the Houthi group

• Apr 5, 2015

U.K. teen boy and girl arrested on terror charges

The boy, 14, and girl, 16, were taken into custody by authorities who believed they were preparing terrorist acts

• Apr 5, 2015

Afghan woman lynched by mob becomes rights symbol

A country that historically elevates warlords and battlefield heroes to national icons turns to barbaric death of 27-year-old for new inspiration

• Apr 5, 2015

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