Osama bin Laden
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USA Update How much did the US gain by taking out a Taliban leader?
The death of the Taliban's leader is unlikely to bring the group to the bargaining table in Afghanistan. But drone strikes are a tool with potential – and risks.
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First Look Microsoft crafts new policy in effort to ban 'terrorist content'
Microsoft announced on Friday that it will ban content 'used to promote terrorist violence or recruit for terrorist groups' on most – but not all – of its platforms.
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Global News Blog Pakistan says U.S. drone strike violated its sovereignty
Pakistan is protesting the attack that killed Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour on Saturday, accusing the U.S. government of not informing them of their plans before the drone strike.
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USA Update Utah GOP Senator's final wish: Apologize to Muslims (+video)
A Republican former senator's deathbed wish to apologize for anti-Muslim rhetoric is echoed by many others whose politics sometimes clash with their faith and ethics.
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Baghdad violence stirs local Shi'ite militia
Bombings Tuesday in Baghdad and the nearby Sadr City left dozens dead and riled local Shi'ite forces against the fundamentalist Sunni Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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Foreign leaders can't agree on Syrian peace talk schedule
Following a meeting in Vienna Tuesday, foreign ministers representing governments opposed to and in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad failed to set a date for continued discussions regarding an end to the Syrian conflict.
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Focus In Syria, a test of Obama's 'good enough' military doctrine
The war on terror has swung between full-scale war and avoiding quagmires. In the fight against ISIS, Obama and the Pentagon are seeking a new model.
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Global News Blog Citing security concerns, Kenya wants to close world's largest refugee camp
Nearly 350,000 Somali refugees may be displaced once again. The government says Dadaab is a breeding ground for the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group al-Shabaab, which has launched several attacks on Kenyan soil.
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First Look Kidnapped son of ex-PM of Pakistan heads home after surprise rescue
A US-Afghan raid in Pakistan on a suspected al Qaeda compound resulted in the unexpected rescue of the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister.
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Aleppo cease-fire: In US talk of Syria deadlines, Russia hears an 'or else' (+video)
If the US and Russia can't see eye to eye, the fighting in Syria could devolve into a proxy war similar to Afghanistan during the cold war, some experts warn.
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Syria conflict: How does Russia view the endgame?
Both Washington and Moscow may see few options other than dialogue in a conflict that has taken up to 400,000 lives.
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First Look World Press Freedom Day: Somali journalists risk lives to report news (+video)
Despite constant threats from Al Shabab, as well as government forces, Somalia's journalists remain resilient and push for a Somali free from oppression.
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'Climate Hustle': The movie sneers at climate change concerns
The first "global warming comedy": Is it coming to a theater near you?
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Bangladesh terror attacks target culture of tolerance
Muslim-majority Bangladesh has long been a bulwark against Islamist radicalism. That appears to be making it a growing target.
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In southern Lebanon, theater program seeks to build a cultural life
Actor and theater manager Kassem Istanbouli is seeking to encourage an interest in the arts among the youth of Tyre, who have few options for creative outlet.
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Why a Washington judge allowed a CIA torture lawsuit to proceed (+video)
The lawsuit claims two Washington state psychologists devised an interrogation program for the CIA after 9/11.
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Why Al Qaeda thinks ISIS has no future
Out of the spotlight, affiliates of Al Qaeda appear to be gaining influence by a strategy of gradual persuasion in areas where they operate. The Islamic State hasn't built such deep roots.
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Saudi Arabia: Mr. Obama's foreign policy conundrum
President Obama wants allies to take more responsibility for their own defense. But what if the US doesn't like their decisions?
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Assad holds parliamentary election as Syrian peace talks resume
Syria's opposition, which wants the new peace talks to focus on a political transition, said the election was meaningless, while Britain and France called it a 'flimsy facade' and a 'sham.'
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'Outlander' season 2 is true to human complexities
'Outlander' stars Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall, a World War II nurse who time-travels back to eighteenth-century Scotland and meets Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). The second season debuts April 9.
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'Nothing Left Unsaid' delves into Anderson Cooper's relationship with mother Gloria Vanderbilt
The documentary is the newest from HBO, which has also produced such acclaimed content as the documentary series 'The Jinx' and the film 'Going Clear.'
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Syrian forces seize Islamic State-held town near Palmyra
Supported by more than 40 Russian air strikes, Syrian forces said the strategic victory helps secure oil and gas routes while disrupting Islamic State supply routes within Syria.
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Global News Blog Washington to host Obama's final Nuclear Security Summit on Thursday
President Barack Obama will host the last of four Nuclear Security Summits, starting this week. Critics say that these summits are no longer living up to their early promise of limiting nuclear proliferation.
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Radovan Karadzic verdict: From the streets of Sarajevo to genocide
Monitor reporter Robert Marquand first met the now convicted war criminal in 1991. At the time Karadzic 'came across more as a used-car salesman than a leader of any gravitas.'
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Carpet-bomb ISIS? Terrorism calls for longer-term approach
Some US presidential candidates call for all-out use of air power against the Islamic State. Many terrorism experts have a different take – and optimism about winning the fight.
