The Taliban have overrun a district in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province, and intense battles were underway Wednesday as government forces fought to retake it, an official said
A suicide bomber struck a mosque in Saudi Arabia used by Interior Ministry special forces in the southwestern city of Abha on Thursday, killing at least 13 people
William Hague condemned violence and killings by Syrian security forces against civilians involved in peaceful protests and urged restraint and genuine reform, not brutal repression.
Stone-faced, heavily armed soldiers scattered throughout Beijing in overwhelming numbers are scaring visitors and dampening the celebratory spirit at the Olympics, according to the Olympic Committee Chair.