Twin bombs strike Afghan checkpoint, killing 1
Two bombs exploded at a checkpoint outside a provincial governor's compound in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one police officer, ...

Attacks against Lebanese Alawites deepen fears
Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country.
NATO says 3 US troops killed in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing three American troops, while a motorcycle bomb in a crowded village ...
NATO: 3 troops killed in Afghanistan attack
A truck bombing Monday killed three coalition service members in southern Afghanistan, NATO said in a statement. A local official said the attack ...

Syrian rebels, government fight over key highways
Syrian rebels on Saturday cut a newly built bypass road linking the capital Damascus with the northern city of Aleppo, an activist group said, while ...

Germany: Chancellor Merkel on visit to Afghanistan
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents ...

Weapons of war spill blood in Nigeria's insurgency
At first, the Islamic extremists in Nigeria's dusty northeast rode on the backs of motorcycles, firing on government officials and other perceived ...

Iraqi death hints of Iran's role in Syrian crisis
The fighter's body was collected at an Iraqi border crossing with Iran, then carried on Monday through the streets of this southern city as mourners ...
8 Pakistani soldiers and police killed in violence
Military operations and insurgent attacks in lawless districts of Pakistan left eight members of the security forces and around 30 militants and ...

7 American service members killed in Afghanistan
Seven U.S. soldiers and a member of the NATO-led coalition were killed on Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans and other foreign troops ...

Rights group: Iraqi panel needs help probing raid
Human Rights Watch on Saturday urged Iraqi authorities to give more financial and political backing to a government panel probing a deadly raid by ...

Sectarian killings reported in Syrian village
The bodies of the Syrian boys and young men in jeans and casual shirts were strewn along a blood-stained pavement, dying apparently where they fell.
Bombs kill 3 NATO troops, 9 Afghans
Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan killed three NATO service members and nine Afghans on Tuesday, officials said, clear evidence that the ...

6th French soldier dies in Mali in roadside bomb
A member of the French special forces has been killed by a roadside bomb in Mali, the sixth Frenchman to die since the Jan. 11 start of France's ...

Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing
The FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that ...

APNewsBreak: Russia caught bomb suspect on wiretap
A key U.S. lawmaker said Sunday he believes the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had some training in carrying out their attack and that their mother ...
Israel minister: US should intervene in Syrian war
An Israeli Cabinet minister has called on the U.S to intervene in the Syrian civil war after intelligence reports of chemical weapons use there. The U

Nigeria attack recalls other killings by soldiers
Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 ...

Officials: Attacks across Afghanistan kill 24
Roadside bombs and insurgent attacks killed at least 24 people in five separate attacks across Afghanistan as violence steadily rises during this ...
Pope 'grieved' by deaths, injuries in Boston blast
Pope Francis says he is "deeply grieved by the news of the loss of life and grave injuries" caused by two bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon.

Kerry visits family of slain US diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in Chicago on Monday to visit the parents of the young U.S. diplomat who was killed while delivering ...
Afghan commandos kill 22 insurgents
Afghan commandos killed 22 insurgents on Monday during an operation to capture a Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan, police and the U.S.