WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a sign of resilience in the factory sector despite belt-tightening in Washington and weakness in overseas markets. Durable goods orders, which range f... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an officia... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi government spokesman says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered changes in senior ranks of the military in the wake of bloody attacks that have killed dozens of people in the past few days. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CANNES, France (AP) - The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin's security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools that seemed straight from a cheap spy thriller: wigs, pack... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin has canceled appearances in Chicago and Connecticut later this month under a doctor's recommendation. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish citizens believed to have links to the Syrian intelligence agency have been detained in connection with twin car bombings that shattered a Turkish border town, officials said Sunday. Turkey's prime minister insisted... [Full Article]
By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Twin car bombs killed at least 20 people near Turkey's border with Syria on Saturday, increasing fears that Syria's civil war was dragging in neighbors and drawing a swift warning from Ankara not to test... [Full Article]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and injuring some 46 others, officials said. The blasts raised fears that Syria's brutal civil war violence was cro... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan filed an official protest with Pakistan after its forces allegedly came under fire early Monday along a contested stretch of their border. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]