Talia RalphMay 24, 2013 09:05

"We are dealing with a well coordinated attack," Kabul police chief Ayub Salangi said. "Afghan forces will deal with them."

UK, Denmark to give Afghan interpreters visas

Samantha StainburnMay 22, 2013 12:58

"The prime minister has been very clear that we should not turn our backs on those who have trod the same path as our soldiers in Helmand, consistently putting their lives at risk to help our troops achieve their mission," Prime Minister David Cameron's office said today in a statement.

Abducted Egyptian security personnel freed

Talia RalphMay 22, 2013 13:09

Seven Egyptian security personnel who were kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula last week have been released, the Egyptian Army said Wednesday.

In army fight against militants, Nigerian civilians trust no one

Heather MurdockMay 21, 2013 12:12

ABUJA — The Nigerian authorities last week announced a sweeping military offensive against fighters with the militant group Boko Haram, a homegrown organization that claims ties to Al Qaeda and had recently seized parts of northeastern Nigeria.

Pentagon plays down Korean Peninsula tensions after missile tests

Alexander Besant and Geoffrey CainMay 21, 2013 09:34

SEOUL — Several countries that backed UN sanctions agree — at least so far — that North Korea's six launches probably did not violate its international obligations.

Emily LodishMay 21, 2013 07:24

Chatter: Mile-wide tornado rips through Oklahoma

Nearly 100 feared dead in Oklahoma; the US has started saying 'Myanmar' over 'Burma'; and pose with a toilet to get hitched in India.

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Nearly 100 feared dead in Oklahoma tornado; the US has started saying 'Myanmar' over 'Burma'; and now you have to pose with a toilet to get hitched in central India.

120 Boko Haram Islamists arrested in Nigeria

Jill LangloisMay 20, 2013 18:52

Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade the 120 militants who were arrested were now being interrogated. They now bring the number of Islamists arrested since last week to more than 200.

Hezbollah ups the ante, helps rout Syrian rebels near Lebanon's border

Jeff NeumannMay 20, 2013 14:22

AL-QASR — GlobalPost travels with Hezbollah as it steps up its support for the Syrian government, helping it retake key rebel strongholds on the road to Damascus.

Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's battle for Qusayr city

Daniel DeFraiaMay 20, 2013 09:22

"Reliable sources reported to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) that 23 members of Hezbollah were killed and more than 70 wounded during clashes yesterday in Qusayr city," the pro-opposition, UK-based watchdog group said on its Facebook page.

Assad's forces storm rebel town of Qusayr with help from Hezbollah

Talia RalphMay 19, 2013 11:45

Assad's army has taken control of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, a town on the Lebanese border that gives Syrian forces access to the coast from Damascus.