International efforts have tightened the noose on Somalia’s infamous pirates, but the scourge is alive in West Africa and could well return to the country
The Uzbek Leader’s Daughter Seems to Have a Thing for Nationally Owned Artwork
Damning evidence of “borrowed” artifacts in onetime pop singer Gulnara Karimova’s abandoned $20 million Swiss estate
Government Retakes South Sudanese Town Ahead of Peace Talks
Negotiations with rebels scheduled to begin Sunday
Pope Francis Will Travel to Christian Holy Land in May
The fourth Pope to do so since biblical times
Dennis Rodman Announces Roster for North Korea Game
“Basketball diplomacy”
Kerry: U.S. Backs Iraq, But Won’t Consider Boots on the Ground
A surge in violence from al Qaeda militants sweeps the country
U.S. Coast Guard Deploys Icebreaker Ship to Dislodge Vessels Frozen in Antarctic
Equipped with specialized icebreaking bow
Why Iraq’s Most Violent Province Is a War Zone Again
As elections loom in Iraq, Al-Qaeda is facing off against the government in the Sunni heartland of Anbar
Putin Eases Protest Ban Ahead of Sochi Olympics
The Kremlin will allow approved demonstrations in a designated zone
Al Qaeda-linked Militants Overtake Key Iraqi Region
Shiite-Sunni sectarian violence worst since 2011
The Pope Leaves Voicemail, Just Like Everyone Else
Spanish nuns were too busy praying to pick up the phone
Al Qaeda Linked Leader Dies in Lebanese Custody
Majid al-Majid reportedly died while undergoing treatment for kidney problems
68 Years Later, World War II Claims Another Life
An unexploded bomb kills one and injures 13 others in Germany