The FBI is investigating attempted cyber intrusions targeting reporters of The New York Times and is looking into whether Russian intelligence agencies are responsible for the acts, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The Times reported Tuesday evening that the attempted cyberattack targeted the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, and that there was… Read More

Nigeria’s military said Tuesday it believes an airstrike has “fatally wounded” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, but there was no way to confirm yet another claim of the death of Nigeria’s Islamic extremist leader. A statement does not say how the military got the information but identifies other commanders as… Read More

Russia is banned from the Paralympic Games as punishment for a state-backed doping program, after losing an appeal at sport’s highest court. The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced its urgent verdict Tuesday to dismiss the Russian Paralympic Committee’s appeal against exclusion from the Sept. 7-18 games in Rio de… Read More

Russia has stopped using an Iranian air base for launching airstrikes on Syria for the time being, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday, just hours after the Iranian defense minister criticized Moscow for having “kind of show-off and ungentlemanly” attitude by publicizing their actions. There was no immediate response from… Read More

A child suicide bomber killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70 others at a Kurdish wedding party near Turkey’s border with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, decrying the attack as an apparent attempt by Islamic State extremists to destabilize the nation by exploiting ethnic and religious… Read More

Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief. The closing ceremony Sunday celebrated the 16-day spectacle that was the Rio Games, which… Read More

Security officials from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc are proposing a ban on wearing the burqa and other face-covering veils in schools, courts, while driving and in other situations. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters Friday after meetings with his state counterparts from the conservative Union bloc that… Read More

The German government is rebuffing the latest push by Greece to secure reparations for the brutal Nazi occupation of Greece during World War II. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Friday that Berlin’s “position is very clear” on the reparations issue and has been stated repeatedly. “The question of German… Read More