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Pakistani army says airstrikes kill 23 militants, destroy tunnel system near Afghan border

The wife and two sons of a policeman gunned down along with his partner in a brazen daylight ambush were joined at his wake Friday by hundreds of uniformed officers, including dozens who saluted as his flag-draped casket...

The alleged planner of the deadly massacre at a school in Pakistan last week has been killed in a gun battle.

Claire Danes is lucky no Emmy voters live in Islamabad. Pakistani officials are furious with Showtime after watching the fourth season of its hit show "Homeland," which they say portrays...

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Despite concluding there was no foul play in the death of a Georgia teen nearly two years ago, a sheriff's office conducted additional interviews on the case as recently as this month.

NSW police say additional officers will be out in force to help the expected 1.5 million revellers feel safe in the aftermath of Lindt cafe siege, but that the biggest threat remained alcohol-related violence, rather tha...

N. Korea calls Obama 'monkey,' blames US for Internet shutdown amid Sony hacking row

The United States and its allies continue to attack Islamic State in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Four decades ago, a Senate committee's revelations about abuses committed by the intelligence community led to major changes at the C.I.A. But times have changed.

Two teenage brothers are recovering at home Saturday after being beaten and robbed during a Friday night disturbance at Navy Pier's Winter Wonderfest.

Demonstrators took to the streets in the Swedish city of Eskilstuna Friday to show support for the Muslim community after an alleged Christmas Day arson attack on a local mosque. The AFP reported that several hundred peo...

Following a number of Internet outages in recent days, North Korea accused the United States on Saturday local time of being behind the disruptions, according to Reuters. The outages as well as accusations come days foll...

More than 120,000 people forced to flee homes as rescuers battle to reach inundated parts of north-east of country Rescue teams struggled on Saturday to reach inundated areas of north-east Malaysia as victims accused the...

The trial of the former first lady of Ivory Coast, Simone Gbagbo -- for her alleged role in the 2010 post-election massacre that has since left 3,000 people dead and 1 million homeless -- began Friday. Gbagbo, along with...

More prisoner exchanges are expected between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in the east - a day after the two sides swapped hundreds of captives.

Elise Labott reports on North Korea's reaction to "The Interview" being released in select theaters and streamed online.

Military doctrine signed by President Putin raises possibility of broader use of weapons to deter foreign aggression.

"She didn't say yes. She said HELL YES!"

It's been a week since the U.S. government blamed North Korea for the cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment - and many security experts still aren't convinced Kim Jong-un is the culprit.

Drivers abandon cars in Sheffield and coach passengers take refuge in church, as snow crosses northern and central areas Snow caused serious travel disruption in northern areas of the UK overnight, with Yorkshire particu...

Chicago police on Friday night were investigating a disturbance at Navy Pier.