PARIS -- The killing of an American reporter is galvanizing international anger at Islamic State extremists and fueling fears about the flow of foreign fighters joining their ranks. But governments from the Mideast to Europe and even Washington appear ...

GAZA, Gaza Strip -- An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three senior commanders of the Hamas military wing Thursday, delivering a likely blow to the organization's morale and highlighting the long reach of Israel's intelligence services. The pre-dawn strike ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- A leading physician in Sierra Leone's fight against Ebola has died from the disease, an official said Wednesday, as it emerged that another top doctor last month was considered for an experimental treatment. Ultimately, doctors ...

A spokesperson for the Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse says a Canadian doctor is not in self-imposed quarantine after treating patients in West Africa for Ebola. The group earlier said Dr. Azaria Marthyman of Victoria, B.C., had voluntarily ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The lawyer for Carlos Tevez says the father of the Argentina and Juventus star has been kidnapped by unknown assailants on the outskirts of the Argentina capital Buenos Aires. Lawyer Gustavo Galasso described the family ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The lawyer for Carlos Tevez says the father of the Argentina and Juventus star has been kidnapped by unknown assailants on the outskirts of the Argentina capital Buenos Aires. Lawyer Gustavo Galasso described the family ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- A shell fired by warring Libyan militias hit an oil tank Tuesday near the capital's international airport, despite local officials saying they struck a cease-fire to allow firefighters to battle an out-of-control blaze at its oil depot, an official said.

Canada is expediting new sanctions on Russian individuals and entities after the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Monday. Baird, speaking in London where he is attending a conference, did ...

HOYLAKE, England -- On a day when Tiger Woods made an impressive return to the majors, Rory McIlroy got off to another blistering start at the British Open. Now, can McIlroy keep it going? The two-time major champion took advantage of prime scoring ...

DAMASCUS, Syria -- Proclaiming the Syrian people winners in a "dirty war" waged by outsiders, President Bashar Assad was sworn in on Wednesday, marking the start of his third seven-year term in office amid a bloody civil war that has ravaged the Arab ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 89 people and wounding more than 40 in one of the deadliest attacks since the 2001 U.S.-led ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 89 people and wounding more than 40 in one of the deadliest attacks since the 2001 U.S.-led ...

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking at least 50 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a barrage of rocket ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. -- Independence Day celebrations were upended along the East Coast after Hurricane Arthur struck North Carolina's Outer Banks islands overnight, causing flooding. Arthur began moving offshore and away from the southern state ...

HALIFAX - Forecasters say hurricane Arthur will likely make landfall in southwestern Nova Scotia on Saturday morning as a strong post-tropical storm. The Canadian Hurricane Centre says tropical storm watches are in effect for all of Nova Scotia and Prince ...

Eugenie Bouchard has taken the first set 7-6 against Simona Halep, winning 7-5 in a tiebreaker in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The two swapped breaks in the third and fourth games of the set which were followed by a medical break as trainers taped Halep's ...

For the first time in history, both a Canadian man and woman have reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard are both two wins away from becoming Wimbledon champions, and come Monday, the two will both ...

For the first time in history, both a Canadian man and woman have reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard are both two wins away from becoming Wimbledon champions, and come Monday, the two will both ...

BAGHDAD -- Fresh from success in Iraq, a Sunni extremist group tried to tighten its hold Wednesday on territory in Syria and crush pockets of resistance on land straddling the border where it has declared the foundation of an Islamic state. Embattled Iraqi ...

LOS ANGELES -- "Transformers: Age of Extinction" is ruling the box office. The fourth installment in filmmaker Michael Bay's morphing robots series earned $100 million in North America during its opening weekend, making it the biggest debut for a movie this ...