A Taliban attack on a military outpost in the northern province of Baghlan in the early hours of Wednesday killed as many as 44 Afghan police and soldiers, provincial officials said, as the insurgents kept up pressure on government forces. There was no immediate comment from the...

A Lebanese army patrol was targeted by Israel with smoke grenades on Tuesday, injuring two soldiers and sparking a large fire.  "An intelligence directorate patrol inspecting a piece of land (near the town of Rmeich) was attacked by an enemy Israeli patrol that threw six smoke...

Glenn Close may be known for playing strong, often ruthless women, but, like her long-subdued character in “The Wife,” she says she’s only just starting to feel comfortable in her own skin. Close plays Joan, the self-effacing spouse of a successful novelist in “The Wife,” which opens...

Among giant slabs of the collapsed concrete bridge which once stretched above them, hundreds of Italian rescuers pull apart debris in search of survivors. Around 200 metres (650 feet) of the 45 metre-high bridge came crashing to the ground in large blocks -- along with the cars and...