Obama weighs strategy against Islamic state

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is grappling with how to bridge the gap between its increasingly dire assessment of the threat posed by the Islamic State...

Iraqi army, militants clash west of Baghdad

BAGHDAD — Clashes between Iraqi troops and Sunni militants west of Baghdad killed at least four children on Thursday as the United Nations announced its highest...

Pope’s small car fascinates South Koreans

SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis’ choice of wheels during his five-day South Korean visit has surprised many in this painfully self-conscious country, where big shots...

Brazil’s presidential race in disarray after stunning death of candidate in plane crash

Protests turn violent in St. Louis suburb

FERGUSON, Mo. — Police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel crowds who threw Molotov cocktails during another violent night on the streets of a...

5 climbers dead on Mont Blanc peak; 6th missing

PARIS — Five French climbers died and a sixth was missing Wednesday on France’s Mont Blanc, after a night of snow and wind on Europe’s tallest...

Ebola fears infiltrate African sports

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — It started when the small Indian Ocean island of Seychelles refused entry to Sierra Leone’s soccer squad, fearing that the deadly...

Congress on board with Obama’s Iraq plans

WASHINGTON — Little of the impassioned debate that fractured lawmakers last year over possible military intervention in Syria is happening now as American warplanes strike extremist...

US sends 130 more troops to Iraq

CAMP PENDLETON, California — Another 130 U.S. troops arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on what the Pentagon described as a temporary mission to assess the scope...

Iraq’s Prime Minister seems increasingly isolated

BAGHDAD — His days in power in Iraq appear increasingly numbered. World leaders, including his biggest ally, Iran, hail the nomination of the man who would...