US pulls troops in north Syria, threatens Turkey sanctions
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States appears to be heading toward a full military withdrawal from Syria amid growing...
Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid growing chaos in Syria, President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops to withdraw from...
Islamic State supporters escape in Syria as US pulls back
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB
Associated Press
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of Islamic State supporters escaped from a holding camp in northern Syria on...
Tokyo area shuts down as powerful typhoon lashes Japan
YURI KAGEYAMA and JAE C. HONG
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as...
Iran says missiles strike its oil tanker off Saudi Arabia
NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Friday two missiles struck one of its oil tankers traveling through the...
Iran women attend FIFA soccer game for first time in decades
AMIR VAHDAT and MEHDI FATTAHI
Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — They had to sit well apart from the men, and the stadium was practically...
Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus
ZEINA KARAM and JOSEPH KRAUSS
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are fleeing by the tens of thousands yet again, a recurring nightmare of hastily...
2 dead in attack targeting German synagogue on Yom Kippur
GEIR MOULSON and JENS MEYER
Associated Press
HALLE, Germany (AP) — A heavily armed assailant ranting about Jews tried to force his way into a...
Kenyan man’s search for his father runs into church cover-up
NICOLE WINFIELD and RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associated Press
SAMBURU, Kenya (AP) — When Sabina Losirkale went into labor, her sister Scolastica recalls, priests and religious sisters...
Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched airstrikes and fired artillery aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters in northern...