Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Republican Donald Trump has said he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat…
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Republican Donald Trump has said he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat…
New York man charged in slaying of Muslim imam, assistant
A New York man has been charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Muslim imam and his assistant, who were gunned down at the weekend, a…
Australia says block on energy grid China sale based on new information
The head of Australia’s foreign investment review board said a decision to block the $10 billion sale of the country’s biggest energy grid to Chinese bidders was based on new…
Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls
BAUCHI, Nigeria – Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of school girls kidnapped two years ago, and saying some of them…
Jamaica’s Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold
RIO DE JANEIRO – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres with a time of 9.81 seconds. The win took the sprinter…
Campbell rues the ‘greatest choke’ in Rio
Cate Campbell will leave Rio with some extra weight in her baggage and on her mind, with the ‘greatest choke in history’ accompanying the Australian swimmer’s gold and silver relay…
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
ZURICH – Six people were injured in an attack aboard a Swiss train on Saturday by a man armed with a knife and flammable fluid, St Gallen cantonal police said.…
Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on IS-held Mosul
WARDAK, Iraq – Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by US-led coalition airstrikes have launched a fresh attack on Islamic State militants in northern Iraq in the early hours of Sunday, as…
US drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan/WASHINGTON – The leader of Islamic State’s branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a US drone strike on July 26, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday. The…
