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Tabqa was the army's last foothold in an area otherwise controlled by the militants, who have seized large areas of Syria and Iraq.

The audit has been interrupted at a crucial time as outgoing president Hamid Karzai has insisted that his successor be inaugurated next week.

A senior Indian army official said that cross-border firing by Pakistan in the last 45 days was "possibly the heaviest" since the 1971 war.

A United Nations Mi-8 helicopter crashed in South Sudan killing three of its four Russian crew members.

WHO's decision could hinder the global response to the disease, which has killed 120 health care workers and affected 240 others.

Three people were killed by Boko Haram in the border towns of Ashigashya and Kerawa, as almost 500 Nigerian soldiers fled to Cameroon.

Signs of a homegrown jihadi fighter are not always as obvious as expected.

The Republicans' running factional battle winds down with one of the last primaries of the 2014 elections.

An American held captive for two years was reunited with his family in Boston.

Florida Democrats nominate a party switcher who defeated them in the gubernatorial race eight years ago.

The Israeli and Palestinian delegations reached a cease-fire agreement and Hamas leaders held jubilant rallies around Gaza.

The Ukrainian leader sounds a hopeful note after a summit meeting.

A week after unclaimed airstrikes rained on Libya, the U.S. military confirmed Egypt and the UAE acted without U.S. knowledge.

Arizona officials haven't explained why a suspected Chinese spy was allowed to work at a U.S. counterterrorism center.

The Syrian military has lost an airbase to ISIS, which keeps advancing. U.S. surveillance flights could be a boon for Assad regime forces.

The Ferguson City Council urges residents "to move our community forward in a positive direction."

More than 37,000 of the Central American child migrants who have come into the U.S. this year are now set to enter public-school systems.

Douglas McAuthur McCain was an aspiring rapper who apparently turned to Islamic extremism and fought alongside ISIS.

The meeting in Minsk started off with an icy handshake between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine.

President Obama vowed Tuesday to get to the bottom of the VA scandal that led to Eric Shinseki's resignation.

The Japanese camera company has expanded its horizons.

The 26-year-old woman was abducted last year while on a humanitarian aid mission in rebel-held Aleppo.

Allen Weh is standing by his campaign ad, which has sparked outrage for including footage of James Foley's killer.

The announcement comes after weeks of negotiations between Hamas and Israel, which were spearheaded by the Egyptian government in Cairo.

Chinese antitrust officials say Microsoft is not yet cooperating with the probe.

Authorities discovered nine factories across China were selling chicken feet, a local delicacy, tainted with poisonous hydrogen peroxide.

In a letter to the Obama administration, attorneys general from 13 states said proposed power plant emissions standards need to be refiled.

More than 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham, England, over a period of 16 years, a report has concluded.

Kurdish Peshmerga forces will now have weapons from Iran, as well as the U.S., Germany, France and Italy.