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Bush risks 'own man' image with familiar foreign policy team

Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush has drawn heavily from the administrations of his brother...

Feb 18, 2015 10:50 PM EST

Defiant Danes march after gunman attacks Copenhagen

Tens of thousands of Danes gathered at torch-lit memorials around the country on Monday, commemorati...

Feb 17, 2015 05:40 AM EST

Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded

Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released ...

Feb 16, 2015 09:28 AM EST

Dilemma for Jeb: How Bush 3.0 would deal with Iraq

Two U.S. presidents named Bush have legacies dominated by wars in Iraq. That leaves a potential thir...

Feb 16, 2015 07:10 AM EST

Libya prime minister calls for international strikes on Islamists

Libya's internationally recognized prime minister called for the West to launch air strikes to defea...

Feb 16, 2015 06:27 AM EST

Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic State

Saint Michael, the archangel of battle, is tattooed across the back of a U.S. army veteran who recen...

Feb 16, 2015 01:43 AM EST

Egyptian Church confirms 21 killed in Libya after Islamic State issues video

Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the beheading of a group of Egyptian Chr...

Feb 15, 2015 06:15 PM EST

Japanese reporter says barring him from Syria sets a bad precedent

A Japanese photo journalist whose passport was confiscated by the government ahead of a planned trip...

Feb 12, 2015 07:40 AM EST

Little noticed, new Saudi king shapes contours of power

By rapidly appointing two heirs, Saudi Arabia's King Salman has pressed pause on "succession Sudoku"...

Feb 12, 2015 04:31 AM EST

Potential Republican candidates tread carefully on Islamic State

Republicans exploring a 2016 White House run are pounding away at President Barack Obama's strategy ...

Feb 12, 2015 04:16 AM EST

American hostage Mueller's family, U.S. government say she is dead

U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller, held hostage by Islamic State militants for 18 months, is dead, her f...

Feb 10, 2015 08:12 PM EST

Burning of pilot galvanized anti-Islamic State coalition: U.S. official

Islamic State's execution of a captured Jordanian pilot by burning him alive has backfired on the mi...

Feb 09, 2015 06:46 AM EST

NBC to investigate anchor Williams' Iraq war reporting

NBC launched an internal probe on Friday into top-rated "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams' debunk...

Feb 07, 2015 06:52 AM EST

Iran warns West that pragmatist Rouhani at risk from talks failure

Iran's foreign minister has warned the United States that failure to agree a nuclear deal would like...

Feb 07, 2015 06:22 AM EST

U.S. charges six with supporting Islamic militant groups: Justice Department

Six people have been charged with providing money and equipment including U.S. military uniforms to ...

Feb 06, 2015 10:55 PM EST

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