Turkey's state-run news agency says a boat carrying migrants to a Greek island has sunk, killing five children and two adults on board. Anadolu Agency says the boat sank off the Turkish resort of Cesme late on Thursday. Nine other people - four Iraqis, three Somalis and two Syrians - were...

The Senate's decisive vote to approve a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea sends the popular bill to President Donald Trump. He will be under pressure to sign it after weeks of intense negotiations. Trump's likelihood of supporting the measure is a...

Al-Qaeda said for the first time it is active in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, announcing Thursday on a linked propaganda network that a militant from an indigenous rebel group would lead a new outfit of fighters opposing Indian rule in the disputed region. The announcement was...

A government official says Afghan security forces have driven Taliban fighters from Taywara District in western Ghor province. Abdul Hai Khateby, provincial governor spokesman, says fighting raged for two days before Afghan soldiers drove them from the district center on Friday. Khateby...