Francis Whittaker
Airstrike That Reportedly Killed At Least 130 At Yemen Wedding Condemned By U.N.
Two tents were reportedly hit in an attack near the Red Sea port of Mokha.
Francis Whittaker
Afghan And U.S. Forces Bid To Take Back Major Northern City After Taliban Takeover
Kunduz became the first major urban area to be seized by the militant group since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 Monday.
Francis Whittaker
Saudi Royals Order Hajj Stampede Investigation As Iran Leads Global Criticism
International condemnation has grown after 717 people died and 805 were wounded in a stampede near Mecca during the annual pilgrimage.
Francis Whittaker
Yemen Mosque Blasts Kill Dozens During Eid Prayers
Two suspected suicide bombers launched the attack in the capital, Sanaa, during Eid-Al-Adha prayers.
Francis Whittaker
Death Toll In Hajj Stampede Rises To At Least 1,621
This makes the September stampede the deadliest in the holy pilgrimage's history, according to an Associated Press count of victims.
Francis Whittaker
Al Jazeera Journalists Pardoned By Egyptian President
Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed had been imprisoned for aiding the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood during a retrial in August.
Francis Whittaker
Emissions Cheating Software Found In 2.1 Million Audis
Volkswagen has said it is "deeply sorry" after its vehicles were found to contain a device designed to dodge U.S. federal emissions standards.
Leticia Miranda
Taliban Attack On Pakistani Military Base Kills At Least 17
Fighters stormed a base in Peshawar wearing military uniform, officials said.
Francis Whittaker
Burkina Faso’s Presidential Guard Release Interim President Day After Apparent Coup
Officers announced the dissolution of the West African nation's transitional government on state TV early Thursday.
Francis Whittaker
Teen Who Stabbed Mother To Death After Watching ISIS Videos Sentenced to Nine Years
Lisa Borch, a 16-year-old from Denmark, was jailed for murdering her mother after watching videos of beheadings last year, according to reports.
Francis Whittaker
Hungary Introduces Tough New Immigration Laws In Response To Refugee Crisis
Authorities can now arrest and charge anyone who attempts to breach the razor wire fence built along the country's border with Serbia, which was completed Monday. So far, 60 people have been detained.
Francis Whittaker
North Korea Says It Has Restarted Its Main Nuclear Reactor
State media in Pyongyang said the Yongbyon complex is back in operation and that the country is ready to launch nuclear weapons "at any time."
Francis Whittaker
Here's How The Refugee Crisis Has Put The Ideal Of A Borderless Europe Under Threat
Germany placed temporary controls on its border with Austria, which has caused a ripple effect with other nations in the European Union's 26-country Schengen region.
Francis Whittaker
Taliban Kills 4 Security Officials, Frees More Than 350 Prisoners In Afghan Jailbreak
Militants stormed the prison in Ghazni on Monday, with one blowing himself up outside the gates.
Francis Whittaker
U.N. Gets Green Light For Syria Chemical Weapons Probe As Russia Lifts Objections
The U.N. Security Council had unanimously adopted a resolution approving a joint probe alongside the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in August, but Russia's late response delayed the official start.
Francis Whittaker
100,000 People Flee Homes As "Unprecedented" Floods Hit Japan
Buildings were swept away as heavy rains hit the northern city of Joso, causing the Kinugawa River to breach its banks.
Francis Whittaker
Russia Says Its Military Experts Are Operating In Syria
The confirmation follows weeks of speculation that Moscow was increasing its presence in the country.
Francis Whittaker
At Least 14 Police Officers Killed In Blast In Eastern Turkey
Turkish security officials said the officers were killed in a roadside bomb planted by militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Francis Whittaker
Dentist Who Killed Cecil The Lion Returns To Work
Walter Palmer, the U.S. hunter who was identified in late July as the killer of Cecil the lion, officially returned to his Minnesota practice on Tuesday.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
Chaos And Confusion As Refugee Trains Leave Budapest
Keleti international station opened its doors to refugees and asylum-seekers following a tense two-day standoff. However, trains did not head to their preferred destination of western Europe, and stopped at the small Hungarian town of Bicske.
Francis Whittaker
