The U.S. has long viewed Turkey as an ally and force for moderation in the Muslim world. But recently, the republic has moved in a radically different direction.
Lebanon is now home to more than one million Syrian refugees, that's equivalent to nearly a fourth of the entire Lebanese population.
A powerful earthquake struck off northern Chile Tuesday, setting off a small tsunami. Five people died and more than 80,000 have been displaced.
Viktor Yanukovych, who fled Ukraine in February, said he will try to persuade Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine.
British intelligence agencies are investigating the Muslim Brotherhood inside and outside the United Kingdom.
Pastor Saeed Abedini's wife says he's doing better now that he's getting some medical treatment.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is downplaying recent reports that Russian troops are pulling away from Ukraine's border.
A video message from Pope Francis to U.S. charismatic Christians has gone viral, starting what some religious leaders are calling "a new era" with Pentecostals.
No U.S. service members died in Afghanistan in March, according to a recent NATO report.
Sweden is wealthy, beautiful, and modern. But it has been compared to nations like the Soviet Union. One U.N. report says it will soon be a third-world nation.