Bali bombers’ brother, bomb widow become friends, seek peace
KRISTEN GELINEAU
Associated Press
TENGGULUN, Indonesia (AP) — The young Balinese widow stared across the courthouse at the man who had murdered her husband and...
US strikes hit Iraq militia blamed in contractor’s death
ELLEN KNICKMEYER and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting a militia blamed for...
Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan
KATHY GANNON and RAHIM FAIEZ
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban's ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a...
Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires
TRISTAN LAVALETTE
Associated Press
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing...
6 men become 1st to cross perilous Drake Passage unassisted
AMANDA LEE MYERS
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world,...
Truck bomb in Somali capital kills at least 78 at rush hour
ABDI GULEDÂ
Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 78...
India clamps down on marches, internet after deadly protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — A group of protesters in New Delhi was beaten and shoved into buses by police on Friday as they attempted...
New Russian weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia's defense...
12 killed, dozens hurt after jetliner crashes in Kazakhstan
VLADIMIR TRETYAKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — A jetliner with 98 people aboard struggled to get airborne and crashed shortly after...
Thousands in Asia marvel at ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People along a swath of southern Asia gazed at the sky in marvel on Thursday at a "ring of...