Islamic State fighters have captured three villages and a power plant near the city of Ramadi in western Iraq.
The White House says President Barack Obama is removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a key step in President Barack Obama's bid to normalize relations between the two countries.
Tuesday marks one year since 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists in Nigeria.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is visiting the White House Tuesday to make an in-person appeal to President Barack Obama to invest more in the fight against ISIS.
In eastern Ukraine, fighting rages on in the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk despite peace talks this week.
Seventy years have passed since the liberation of the Nazi death camps. The number of Holocaust survivors is dwindling, but a new technology is keeping their stories alive in a surprising way.
President Barack Obama is facing stiff opposition at home over his plans to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba.
The jihadist group posted an online video that shows them taking sledgehammers and jackhammers to artifacts and even using explosives to destroy items dating back to the 13th century B.C.
The Islamic State is demanding a $30 million ransom to release hundreds of Christian hostages.
Secretary of State John Kerry is urging congressional opponents of the emerging nuclear deal with Iran to "hold their fire" until they see a final agreement in two months.