Read
Myanmar police arrest scores in violent student rally crackdown
Scores of Myanmar protesters were arrested when baton-wielding police dispersed a student rally Tuesday, as the second crackdown in days deepens fears ...French sports stars among 10 dead in Argentina helicopter crash
Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French ...U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials
The United States on Monday declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in ...Chad and Niger begin offensive against Boko Haram in Nigeria
Forces from Chad and Niger opened a new front in the regional military fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, as ...Philippine military says 73 Muslim rebels dead in offensive
The Philippine military says its forces have killed 73 hard-line Muslim rebels and a suspected foreign militant in a three-week offensive in ...France PM warns that 10,000 Europeans could be waging jihad by year-end
As many as 10,000 Europeans could be waging jihad in Iraq and Syria by the end of this year, French Prime Minister ...Al Qaeda attacks Yemen army base, four dead: residents
At least two militants and two soldiers died in an al Qaeda assault on an army base in southern Yemen early on ...Netanyahu denies reneging on Palestinian state speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies reneging on a 2009 speech in which he acknowledged the need for the creation of a ...UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community to halt the destruction by Islamic State jihadists of Iraqi archaeological sites, branding ...First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE
Two pilots attempting the first flight around the world in a solar-powered plane began the maiden leg of their voyage on Monday, ...