The US provided more than 1,000 intelligence operatives and analysts to assist in security for the 2016 Olympic games. About 350 are working in Rio, the rest are working remotely.
A speech by a Muslim immigrant at the Democratic National Convention could represent a watershed for Muslims in America, as they increasingly move beyond interfaith activity and into politics.
The Nusra Front has split from Al Qaeda over competing visions for the future of jihad. Al Qaeda wanted to take a page from the ISIS playbook. Nusra wants to establish a new model.
In Iraq's Anbar province, the lack of aid is symptomatic of an international system that not only is chronically underfunded but is ill-equipped to respond quickly or effectively in conflict zones.
The septuagenarian cleric, living in exile in Pennsylvania, is the inspiration behind a pro-democracy movement in Turkey whose adherents had become increasingly concerned with Erdoğan's authoritarianism.
Secretary of State John Kerry said a spate of IS attacks around the world are a sign of desperation.
The 28 pages kept confidential for the past 13 years reveal no smoking gun of Saudi complicity in the events of Sept. 11, 2001, but those who pushed for the chapter's release remain unconvinced.
Community kitchens from Los Angeles to Singapore are training – and empowering – countless people around the globe to join the growing food industry.
Americans often assume that French foreign policy is pacifist, but the country's interventions in Africa and the Middle East have garnered strong public support.
A French-Tunisian resident of the southern city of Nice drove a large truck into Bastille Day crowds, killing more than 80 people. It is the deadliest European attack outside a major capital since 9/11.
Their worldviews, formed less than 200 miles apart, illustrate the clashing religious beliefs, ideologies, and military doctrines that led to war 10 years ago Tuesday – and may well again.
The troops will help establish a newly retaken air base to support an anticipated battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic state, part of a shift in how US forces are aiding Iraqi Security Forces.
The Library of American Comics mines some early Disney comic strip gems.
Countering the terrorist threat poses a massive challenge, including for the US to work with local governments that in some cases have abetted IS’s rise through repression, economic neglect, and corruption.
Militants attacked police at Bangladesh's largest Eid celebration, continuing the country's intensifying trend of extremist violence days after a deadly attack in Dhaka.
An Oregon man convicted for a bomb plot says federal agents obtained evidence via what he argues is an unconstitutional surveillance program.
The Syrian military declared a unilateral, three-day cease-fire for the entire country on Wednesday, although reports of violence continued.
ISIS has gained attention for its anti-Western violence. But recent attacks show that it sees other Muslim groups as a greater threat.
Just days after the Iraqi government declared it had ousted ISIS from Fallujah, the militant group unleashed the deadliest bombing Baghdad has seen since 2006.
Putin's message comes after the Obama administration proposed the two countries fight Al Qaeda's branch in Syria.
The attack is the latest in a string carried out by local Islamic militants, though authorities deny the existence of operational ties to international terror groups.
After years of pressure, the Obama administration has released a report detailing the number of civilian casualties occurring as a result of counterterrorism strikes in countries not classified as 'areas of active hostilities.'
With the civil war in Syria at an impasse, Bashar al-Assad wants the world to see him as legitimate.
Movies such as 'The Hunger Games' and TV shows such as 'Game of Thrones' all take place in grim worlds with morally conflicted heroes – and they're hugely popular. Why the boom in the dark side?
Yesterday's attack on Europe's third-largest airport is likely to push President Erdogan to make the fight against ISIS his top priority. Thus far he has prioritized the battle against Syria's Assad.