Iraq crisis

Fresh bombings kill at least 13

At least 13 people have been killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead. Two car bombs hit the northern town of Tuz Khurmato, a

7 police killed in Afghan bomb blast

At least seven policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan, officials say. The policemen were travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of Herat province when their vehicle w

Syria, Israel exchange fire over border

Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damagin

Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims

President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as

Nawaz Sharif urges Taliban for peace talks

Pakistan's presumptive prime minister has called for peace talks with Taliban fighters at war with the government, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful

A fire burns in the Tower Plaza Addition in Moore, Oklahoma, following a tornado as much as half a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

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