BAGHDAD (AP) - A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 40 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the county in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to wide... [Full Article]
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that capped a series of attacks that killed 22 people. (Sourc... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under attack by Islamist hard-liners who deem them heretical. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - A wave of car bombings rocked central and northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 47 people and extending the deadliest eruption of violence to hit the country in years. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top Internet security official says he has "mountains of data" pointing to extensive U.S. hacking aimed at China, but it would be irresponsible to blame Washington for such attacks, and called for greater co... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - Tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged Tuesday on a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad to commemorate a revered eight century saint as troops tightened security after a wave of deadly attacks across Iraq. (Source: Associat... [Full Article]
SINGAPORE (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a two-pronged message to Beijing - holding out hope for a slowly improving military relationship with the Asian giant while issuing a stern warning on cyberattacks coming from that country. But... [Full Article]
BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced sharp attacks Friday over proposals that would increase government spending - pledges critics dismissed as blatant pre-election gifts that contradict her insistence on sound financial management. (S... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - Intelligence agencies that have succeeded in thwarting many of al-Qaida's plans for spectacular attacks are struggling to combat the terror network's strategy of encouraging followers to keep to themselves, use off-the-shelf we... [Full Article]
HERMEL, Lebanon (AP) - In Shiite towns and villages near the border with Syria, residents who support Hezbollah are bearing the brunt of the militant Lebanese group's growing involvement in the Syrian civil war. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]