The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town, officials said.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake collapsed homes and killed at least 57 people in a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey today, government officials say.
Iraq’s elections “really went very, very well” and the “Iraqi people deserve a lot of congratulations from us,” the United States’ ambassador to Baghdad said Monday.
Israel may have to retire its title as the only democracy in the Middle East. With Sunday’s free and fair national election, Iraq joins the honor roll as one of the very few Islamic democracies.
The remains of Amber DuBois, a 14-year-old San Diego, California-area girl who was missing for more than a year, have been found, police announced Sunday.
President Obama has tapped a retired major general with 33 years in the Army to lead the Transportation Security Administration, sources have told CNN.
Weeks after a firefight in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, a story has emerged of a British pilot who was struck in the head by a bullet and still managed to safely land a helicopter full of casualties, medical personnel and troops.