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Maryam al-Khawaja, who campaigns against abuse in Gulf state, charged with insulting king and assault on arrival.

U.S. warplanes carried out airstrikes and dropped humanitarian aid Saturday to Shia Turkmen who have been trapped and besieged by Islamic State militants for two months in the town of Amirli a U.S. senior defense officia...

Uma Mukherjee sat in an office chair in a conference room at the Chicago law firm of Mayer Brown, clutching a tissue in her left hand.

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UK citizens who join Islamic State militants in war-torn countries of the Middle East are labelled "heretics" by senior scholars.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent fired several rounds toward an armed militia member in Texas, reigniting concerns among law enforcement officials about conflicts with untrained and unregulated volunteers who have arrived at t...

Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed for talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists that could lead to a "political settlement" between the two sides after months of fighting, Reuters reported. Putin's comments...

After two days spent trapped in the Golan Heights by Islamist militants, 32 U.N. peacekeepers from the Philippines were rescued on Saturday, while still 40 others remained under siege on the plateau between Israel and Sy...

On a tightly-controlled trip, CNN's Will Ripley gets a glimpse of a country that has erected an almost unassailable boundary between it and the outside world.

Sky News is given access to America's Naval Surface Warfare Centre where state-of-the-art vessels are put through their paces.

Convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan has written a letter, asking to become a citizen of the Islamic State. Hasan is on death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas that lef...

The professional fighter known as "War Machine" was in custody in a Las Vegas jail on Saturday after being transferred from Southern California, where he was arrested for assault stemming from an ex-girlfriend's accusati...

Carlos Enrique Londoño laughs at the Ku Klux Klan recruitment flier recently left on the driveway of his suburban New York home. It's unlikely the group would accept him.

Clashes are continuing in Pakistan between police and protesters demanding the resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif, with 300 reported injured.

Author says MI6 assisted Nepalese army as it carried out gross human rights violations in war with Maoist rebels British authorities have been accused of funding a four-year intelligence operation in Nepal that led to Ma...

(MANILA, Philippines) -- The Philippine military chief says more than 70 Filipino peacekeepers have escaped from two areas in the Golan Heights that came under attack by Syrian rebels. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang said Sun...

American planes struck the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and dropped food, water and aid near the northern town of Amerli.

Ali al-Sayyed, a Lebanese soldier and Sunni Muslim, was beheaded by Islamic State militants, a video released Saturday by the terrorist group purportedly shows. The video depicts Al-Sayyed blindfolded with his hands boun...

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Celebrity chef Todd English, who has opened restaurants around the country and written multiple cookbooks, was arrested Sunday on a charge of driving while intoxicated, authorities said. Police ...

Iraqi forces have reached the besieged town of Amerli in northern Iraq, where thousands have been trapped by jihadists, military officials say.

BILBAO, Spain -- Kenneth Faried scored 22 points on 11- of-14 shooting and the United States pulled away down the stretch for a 98-77 win over Turkey on Day 2 of the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Democratic and Republican representatives criticise US president as he wrestles with crises in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine.