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Afghanistan blast targets NATO convoy, kills at least 6Afghan insurgent group Hizb-e-Islami claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it plans further attacks against foreign troops.
I spy, you spy: Russian officials downplay Fogle incidentRussian officials are avoiding inflammatory language as they talk about the case of Ryan Fogle, a US diplomat suspected of being a CIA agent.
Syrian rebel's video surfaces amid intensified pressure for action on SyriaThe gruesome video shocked the international community. With concerns about arming the rebels, attention is turning to greater humanitarian aid as a way to help in the increasingly violent war.
A flurry of diplomacy over Syria, but will it amount to progress?There is concern over a Russian missile shipment to the Assad regime, but cautious optimism persists in some Western capitals over a planned international conference on Syria.
North Korea explains why it sentenced American Kenneth Bae to hard laborMr. Bae was detained and sentenced to 15 years in prison. North Korea today spelled out its charges, which include plotting to overthrow the government.
US and Russia team up to make fresh diplomatic push on SyriaUS Secretary of State Kerry and Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov say they hope to convene an international conference on Syria later in May. The US has also stepped up humanitarian aid.
Attack in Nigeria underscores strength of Islamist militant groupA deadly and well-coordinated attack by Boko Haram on a military compound and prison in northern Nigeria this week follows 'unprecedented' April attack that killed some 200 people.
Back-to-back blasts in Pakistan highlight election risksMore than two dozen people were killed and 70 injured today in two bombings that targeted politicians campaigning in northwest Pakistan for the May 11 general election.
UN investigator suggests it was Syria's rebels who used chemical weaponsRebel forces denied the claims by Carla Del Ponte. The UN commission she leads emphasized today that the investigators had not yet reached conclusive findings.
Israel tries to tamp down Syrian anger after killing dozens of its elite soldiersIsrael is straining to arrest a slide toward regional conflict after staging an airstrike on a military facility outside Damascus, reportedly to stop a transfer of weapons to Hezbollah.
Why Israel bombed Syria, againIsraeli aircraft bombed a warehouse in Syria Friday that reportedly held Iran-made Fateh-110 missiles bound for Hezbollah. It's the second time in four months that Israeli aircraft have hit targets in Syria.
US and Britain consider arming Syrian rebelsThe bar is set high, but the US could begin providing body armor, night-vision goggles, rifles, and other basic arms to Syria's rebels.
Buoyed by successes, Syrian regime pushes to retake rebel-held city of HomsHoms lies along a key highway that connects Damascus with the coastal city of Latakia, a regime stronghold.- Attacks in Russia's Dagestan grab international attention after BostonDagestan and the rest of the Caucasus republics of Russia have been the site of a long-running Islamic insurgency against Moscow and its local allies. A bombing and separate shooting killed six today.
Car bombs cap week of violence that underscores Iraq's fragilityMonday's car bombs came after a week of attacks on both Sunni and Shiite targets that killed more than 200 – and only days after Iraq's 'most democratic' elections.
Will pre-election violence impact Pakistan's elections?At least eight people were killed and 40 more injured in a suicide bombing this morning in northwest Pakistan. The country has seen scores killed in pre-election violence.
Site of assassination attempt on Syrian prime minister sends warning to regimeThe Syrian prime minister escaped the bombing unharmed, but the attack – in one of Damascus's wealthiest neighborhoods – shows the safe zone for regime members is shrinking.
Seoul pulls workers out of North Korea factory complex, ending cooperative experimentThe last tangible thread of cooperation between Pyongyang and Seoul was cut today, with South Korea announcing it would pull the remaining workers from a sprawling factory complex in the North.
Should use of chemical weapons in Syria be a 'game changer?'Last month President Obama called chemical weapons use by Syria a 'game changer,' but why do US interests change if chemical weapons are used?- As Indonesia gears up for election, fears of corruption soarIndonesia has set itself up nicely for fair presidential elections next year, but corruption and party oligarchs threaten the its future.
