IS Buried Thousands In 72 Mass Graves, AP Finds
Surrounded by smoke and flames, the sound of gunshots echoing around him, the young man crouched in the creek for hours, listening to the men in his family die.
A $400 Million Cash Payment To Iran Has Little Precedent
A $400 million cash delivery to Iran to repay a decades-old arbitration claim may be unprecedented in recent U.S. history, according to legal experts and diplomatic historians, raising further questions about a payment timed to help free four American prisoners in Iran.
Car Bomb Attack In Turkey Kills 11 Police; 78 Wounded
Kurdish militants on Friday attacked a police checkpoint in southeast Turkey with an explosives-laden truck, killing at least 11 police officers and wounding 78 other people, the state-run news agency said.
Italy Toll Rises To 247 As Anguish Mounts Over Quake Past
Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but the death toll rose to 247 and Italy once again anguished over trying to secure its medieval communities built on seismic lands.
Attack Underway At American University In Afghan Capital
The president of the American University in the Afghan capital says a militant attack is underway on the campus.
Astronaut Breaks US Record: 521 Days In Space And Counting
An astronaut has set a U.S. record for most time spent in space.
Aerial Pictures Show Destruction From Italy Quake, Described as 'Dante's Inferno'
A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, with reports that as many as 50 people were killed and hundreds injured as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors.
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Central Myanmar
A powerful earthquake shook Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people and damaging nearly a hundred ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist site, officials said.
Private Lives Are Exposed As WikiLeaks Spills Its Secrets
WikiLeaks' global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill, The Associated Press has found.
Sports Court Confirms Russia Ban From Rio Paralympics
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed Russia's ban from the Paralympic Games as punishment for a state-backed doping program.
Samba, Reflections And Pride In Final Rio Olympics Party
Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief.
Iran: Russia Has Stopped Using Iran Base For Syria Strikes
Russia has stopped using an Iranian air base for launching airstrikes on Syria for the time being, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday, just hours after the Iranian defense minister criticized Moscow for having "kind of show-off and ungentlemanly" attitude by publicizing their actions.
GOP Slams Obama After Explanation Of $400M Payment To Iran
The Obama administration is facing a storm of Republican criticism after acknowledging that a $400 million cash payment to Iran seven months ago was contingent on the release of a group of American prisoners.
Brazil Police Official: Lochte Made Up Story About Robbery
A Brazilian police official is telling The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro.
Two Of Ryan Lochte's Teammates In Robbery Probe Pulled Off Plane
The USOC says American swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the U.S. by Brazilian authorities Wednesday night.
Brazilian Judge Orders Seizure Of Passports Of American Swimmers Lochte & Feigen
A Brazilian judge ordered Wednesday that the passports of American swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen be seized.
Russia-Iran Cooperation In Syria Sends Message To US
Russia's use of an Iranian air base to bomb targets in Syria sends a message to Washington as it weighs a military partnership with Moscow: Join us or we'll look to your enemies.
Russian Warplanes Take Off From Iran To Target IS In Syria
Russian warplanes took off on Tuesday from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters and other militants in Syria, Russia's Defense Ministry said, widening Moscow's bombing campaign in a major development in the country's civil war.
Podium Proposal At Rio Olympics
Just moments after receiving a silver medal for the 3M springboard final, China's He Zi was unsuspectingly met by her boyfriend who proposed at the podium.
Trump To Declare End To Nation Building If Elected President
Republican Donald Trump says he will replace nation building with what aides are calling "foreign policy realism" focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other terrorist organizations.
