Iraqi forces closed in Monday on Tal Afar on the second day of an offensive against the last major bastion of Daesh (ISIS) in the country's north, after seizing several villages around the city. The offensive launched at dawn Sunday comes only weeks after Iraqi forces seized second city...

Police in Germany's capital say nine people have been slightly injured when a smoke bomb went off at an event by the Kurdish community. Berlin police said Monday that nine participants had to be treated for breathing difficulties at the meeting Sunday night, which was about Iraq's...

The USS John S. McCain has docked at Singapore's naval base with "significant damage" to its hull after an early morning collision with an oil tanker as vessels from several nations searched Monday for 10 missing U.S. sailors. The collision east of Singapore between the guided-missile...

U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills are largely computer-simulated war games held every summer and have drawn furious...