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What Arab Saudi King Actually Seeks in Asia-Pacific

Riyadh's economic ambitions paired with its historic political goals leave ties with Asia-Pacific st...

Mar 03, 2017 07:02 AM EST

State Department turns over more documents to U.S. House panel

A House panel investigating the deadly 2012 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya,...

Apr 30, 2015 08:32 PM EDT

Indonesian Islamic parties seek ban on alcohol consumption

Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and...

Apr 14, 2015 08:22 AM EDT

Convicted Boston bomber's death penalty phase to begin April 21

The Boston Marathon bombing trial enters a new phase on April 21 as federal prosecutors begin to mou...

Apr 10, 2015 06:58 PM EDT

Anatomy of Nigeria’s $20 billion 'leak'

In late 2013, Nigeria's then central bank governor Lamido Sanusi wrote to President Goodluck Jonatha...

Feb 06, 2015 07:45 AM EST

Suspected Boko Haram militants attack major Nigeria northern city

Suspected Boko Haram militants began attacking Nigeria's major northeastern city of Maiduguri just a...

Jan 25, 2015 04:02 AM EST

Rouhani urges end to Iran's isolation

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for curbs on the state's involvement in business and an end ...

Jan 05, 2015 03:06 AM EST

Four militants hanged in Pakistan as execution campaign widens

Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the governme...

Dec 21, 2014 10:25 AM EST

Hostages held in Sydney cafe, forced to hold Islamic flag in window

Dozens of hostages were trapped inside a central Sydney cafe on Monday, with local television showin...

Dec 14, 2014 09:23 PM EST

Kerry urges caution over timing of releasing U.S. torture report

Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday privately expressed concern about the timing of the release ...

Dec 06, 2014 01:39 AM EST

Tehran Court jails Iranian-British woman over volleyball match protest

An Iranian-British woman who took part in a demonstration in Tehran against a ban on women attending...

Nov 02, 2014 07:06 AM EST

Canada's parliament attacked, soldier fatally shot nearby

A gunman attacked Canada's parliament on Wednesday, with gunfire erupting near where Prime Minister ...

Oct 22, 2014 08:02 PM EDT

Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women

Weddings in Iran have long been an over-the-top affair with families spending thousands of dollars t...

Oct 22, 2014 07:09 AM EDT

Three Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home

Three teenage girls from Denver who had been missing since last week and were reported to be traveli...

Oct 21, 2014 08:42 PM EDT

Nigerians doubtful of girls' release after Boko Haram 'truce' breached

A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt o...

Oct 19, 2014 09:22 AM EDT

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