Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tokyo---Japan's failure to rescue two hostages beheaded by Islamic State militants has raised doubts about its ability to handle...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tokyo---Japan's failure to rescue two hostages beheaded by Islamic State militants has raised doubts about its ability to handle...
Sydney---Australia's foreign minister said Monday there is a danger of Islamic State jihadists expanding operations to Afghanistan, even though there is little evidence...
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Larnaca, Cyprus---Greece's radical new arrived in Cyprus Monday, making his first foreign visit to a close ally that has...
Dubai---Programming at a pan-Arab news channel owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was unavailable on Monday, hours after its first transmission...
Tokyo---Japan's top court on Monday dismissed the appeal of an inmate sentenced to die for a 2008 stabbing rampage that killed seven people....
New Delhi---Scores of inmates staged a mass breakout from an Indian young offenders detention centre Monday by tying bedsheets together and then scaling...
United Nations, United States---The UN Security Council condemned Sunday the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic State militants claimed...
US President Barack Obama Washington---US President Barack Obama touted his record on the economy and declared his love for guacamole, but said he...
Brisbane, Australia---The family of Australian journalist Peter Greste expressed their joy Monday at his release from an Egyptian jail, but said his two...
Kano, Nigeria---Nigeria's military on Sunday repelled a Boko Haram assault on the key city of Maiduguri as violence raged across the country's northeast...
Washington---NATO's military commander and Obama administration officials appear to be moving toward supporting sending defensive weapons to Kiev's forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in...
Wellington---New Zealand prime minister John Key hit back Monday at criticism of his government by the country's Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton,...
Amman---The UN Security Council demanded the immediate release of all hostages held by the Islamic State group, as Jordan vowed to do everything...
Addis Ababa---After 13 months of fighting and six failed ceasefires, diplomats are being forced to accept that any deal to end the war...
Madrid---Less than a week after the victory of its hard-left ally Syriza in Greece, Spain's Podemos party launched an election-heavy year by assembling...
Tehran--- nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has already been sealed. Others are adamant there will never be a pact. But as...
Beijing---A firm has won a contract to supply cabling for a second Chinese aircraft carrier, comments by local authorities suggested in the latest...
Canberra---Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday that he had not contemplated stepping down, as pressure mounted on his leadership following his controversial...
