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ISIS recruitment attempts in the biggest Muslim country have met resistance.

Following Israel's footsteps in denouncing Mahmoud Abbas' speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, the United States reportedly hit out at the Palestinian President, calling his speech "offensive" and "pr...

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Ferguson, Missouri police department to order its officers not to wear bracelets saying "I am Darren Wilson," a reference to the white officer who killed black teenager Michae...

Hong Kong police Saturday arrested several protesters who had occupied the city's government headquarters, in protesting against China's decision to place restrictions on the process for electing the city's leader. The a...

The United States has released a dossier which includes a wanted list of 14 leading jihadists and terror facilitators from the Islamic State group, or ISIS, and al-Qaida. The list names figures with key roles in the tran...

A doctor in rural Liberia inundated with Ebola patients says he's had good results with a treatment he tried out of sheer desperation: an HIV drug.

WASHINGTON -- As the massive US-led air campaign plows ahead, the nation's top military chief says it will take 15,000 ground troops to wipe out ISIS in Syria. Gen. Martin...

Newly launched airstrikes in Syria are only one piece of the puzzle in the United States' war against the Islamic State, as the military prepares to launch a complex operation to train and arm Syrian rebels.

3 dead, 15 injured after North Central Texas college softball team bus crashes in Oklahoma

At a time when heightened fears of government surveillance coincide with growing anxiety about global terrorism, the next top U.S. law-enforcement officer will face daunting challenges to balance protection of Americans'...

Russia, Cuba give scathing remarks on U.S.-Ukraine relations          

Islamic State fighters were on the brink of entering the Kurdish Syrian city of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobane, on Friday. Militants engaged in heavy clashes with Kurdish troops from the People's Protection Units (YPG...

WASHINGTON -- The White House is laying the groundwork for jamming a replacement for outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder through a lame-duck Democratic Senate -- even if Republicans seize back...

Mosquito-borne virus spreads rapidly in South and Central America after ravaging Caribbean

Army battalion in Mexico killings previously in cartel corruption scandal, fatal road shooting

He was a real-life Freddy Krueger. The California woman who cowered on her roof half-naked when a homeless freak kicked her door in said on Friday that she felt like...

FBI officials are investigating a beheading at an Oklahoma food distribution center after co-workers said the suspect tried to convert them to Islam after his recent conversion.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage at 9/11 Memorial in New York. The attacks took place on September 11, 2001 when hijacked airliners were flown into New York's World Trade Center and the Pentago...

It's one of the most unlikely places to find Mickey and Minnie mouse -- but there it is. Walt Disney's famous characters coming to life in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation that's opening up to the world after decades ...

The Paparazzi can't get enough of George Clooney's Hollywood-style wedding as he makes his grand entrance on the Grand Canal. One boat nearly capsizes as tourists try to catch a glimpse the famous bachelor. He's marrying...

Kurdish forces, reinforced by Free Syrian Army rebels, fought with Islamic State (IS) militants besieging the strategic town of Kobani on the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday (September 27). The Sunni Muslim insurgents,...

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he wants to hold bilateral talks with neighboring Pakistan. He made the statement from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, just a day after expressing frustration ...