Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's most-wanted man from his hideout and deal a pre-emptive blow to Islamic State. The real threat could be much closer to home. Militant leader Santoso, the...

A suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a joint U.S.-Afghan patrol near Bagram air base in Afghanistan Monday, killing five soldiers and wounding six, Bagram District Governor Abdul Shukur Qudusi said. In a tweet, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility and said 19 soldiers...

U.S. presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump said separately on Sunday that the United States should not try to topple dictators such as Syria's Bashar al-Assad, highlighting a skepticism over foreign wars that transcends party lines. Both candidates said the Middle East would...

Pope Francis welcomed a U.N.-backed road map to end the Syrian war Sunday, and said recent efforts to establish a national unity government in Libya sparked hopes for an end to a political deadlock which has allowed extremists and people-smugglers to flourish. "I am moved to turn my thoughts to...