VIDEO: Thousands Protest In Solidarity For Kobane
Pro-Kurdish protests took place across Turkey and elsewhere in Europe over the Islamic State’s attempt to take over the Kurdish town of Kobane in northern Syria.
Pro-Kurdish protests took place across Turkey and elsewhere in Europe over the Islamic State’s attempt to take over the Kurdish town of Kobane in northern Syria.
NAPA, Calif. — The strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the heart of California’s wine country early Sunday, igniting gas-fed fires, damaging some of the region’s famed wineries and historic buildings, and sending more than 120 people to hospitals. The […]
ABC News reporter Elizabeth Vargas has more to worry about than her sobriety. Elizabeth just checked into rehab to treat her longtime struggle with alcoholism and now it has been revealed that she is divorcing her singer-songwriter husband, Marc Cohn […]
WASHINGTON — The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes against Islamic State extremists Wednesday and weighed sending more troops to Iraq as President Barack Obama vowed to be relentless in pursuit of the terrorist group that beheaded an […]
WASHINGTON — The United States stood firm Wednesday in its fight against Islamic State militants who beheaded a U.S. journalist in Iraq, pledging to continue attacking the group despite its threats to kill another American hostage. President Barack Obama denounced […]
WASHINGTON – The United States on Saturday conducted air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State fighters near the Kurdish capital of Arbil and the Mosul dam, the U.S. Central Command said. The Mosul dam, Iraq’s biggest, fell under control of […]
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the president’s tasking of another politician with forming a new government amounts to a “constitutional violation” and would have worse consequences than the militant takeover of much of the country’s north. He […]
ISIS continues its rampage across Iraq as militants seize a key dam and intensifies its persecution of religious minorities.
In a first, China has joined the world’s largest naval exercises, the U.S.-led Rimpac drills. But China’s presence has required the navigation of complex legal and political challenges. The WSJ’s Ramy Inocencio speaks with China reporter Jeremy Page.
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON – Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi’ite-led government’s army. However, […]
WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to send new aid to Iraq to help slow a violent insurgent march that is threatening to take over the nation’s north, officials said Wednesday. But the Obama administration offered only tepid support […]
SINGAPORE – The United States and China squared off at an Asian security forum on Saturday, with the U.S. defense secretary accusing Beijing of destabilizing the region and a top Chinese general retorting that his comments were “threat and intimidation”. […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama led the nation in commemorating Memorial Day, declaring the United States has reached “a pivotal moment” in Afghanistan with the end of war approaching. Obama, who returned just hours earlier from a surprise visit with […]
BEIJING — China on Tuesday warned the United States was jeopardizing military ties by charging five Chinese officers with cyberspying and tried to turn the tables on Washington by calling it “the biggest attacker of China’s cyberspace.” China announced […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and its European allies hit more than two dozen Russian government officials, executives and companies with new sanctions Monday as punishment for their country’s actions in Ukraine, yet the penalties stopped short of targeting […]
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW – The United States said it was working with allies to impose tougher sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, where armed pro-Moscow separatists seized a bus carrying international mediators, escalating the two-month-old crisis. The separatist self-declared […]
GENEVA — Top diplomats from the United States, European Union, Russia and Ukraine reached agreement after marathon talks Thursday on immediate steps to ease the crisis in Ukraine. The tentative agreement puts on hold – for now at least – […]
THE HAGUE/FEODOSIA, Crimea – U.S. President Barack Obama and major industrialized allies warned Russia on Monday it faced damaging economic sanctions if President Vladimir Putin takes further action to destabilize Ukraine following the seizure of Crimea. Leaders of the Group […]
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. The United States and Europe condemned the ballot as illegal and destabilizing and […]
KABUL/WASHINGTON – The United States has intensified its drive against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network in an attempt to deal a lasting blow to the militants in Afghanistan before foreign combat forces depart this year, according to multiple U.S. officials. The […]
KIEV – Ukraine’s interim leadership pledged to put the country back on course for European integration now Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovich had been ousted from the presidency, while the United States warned Russia against sending in its forces. As rival neighbors east […]
Laura, Jen and Chris with their final hockey thoughts
SOCHI, Russia — Jamie Benn scored in the second period, Carey Price made 31 saves, and Canada beat the United States 1-0 Friday night in the semifinals of the Olympic men’s hockey tournament. Canada advanced to the gold-medal match Sunday […]
Picabo and Laura talk with silver medalist Andrew Weibrecht
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