Russia blames Israel for shooting down of plane off Syria A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was brought down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian defense ministry said Tuesday. It blamed Israel for the crash, saying the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in northwestern Syria.September 18, 2018
America Abroad: Combating extremist ideology since 9/11 Representatives of the 9/11 Commission and the State Departments under Presidents Obama and Bush talk about efforts to combat extremism: what succeeded, what failed, and why.September 18, 2018
Historian Elaine Tyler May on 'Fortress America' after 9/11 A historian's view of what has happened to America after the 9/11 attacks. Elaine Tyler May says our fears have undermined our sense of the common good, our belief in each other, and our democracy.September 17, 2018
U.S. marks 9/11 with somber tributes, new monument to victims Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation's biggest city.September 11, 2018
Twin attacks in Afghan capital kill 20, wound 70 Twin bombings at a wrestling training center in a Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday killed at least 20 people and wounded 70, Afghan officials said.September 5, 2018
Taliban says founder of much-feared Haqqani network dies at 72 A Taliban statement issued Tuesday says Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of Afghanistan's Haqqani network, and a former U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, died Monday after years of ill health.September 4, 2018
U.S. service member killed, another wounded in Afghanistan A U.S. service member has been killed and another wounded in an apparent insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, according to a statement Monday from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.September 3, 2018
America Abroad: Muslim backlash in Europe A look at the backlash to Muslim migration to Europe, including the growth of xenophobic and violent populist movements there.August 21, 2018
Afghan forces free most hostages taken in new Taliban attack Afghan forces rescued nearly 150 people Monday, including women and children, hours after the Taliban ambushed a convoy of buses and abducted them. The quick response marked a rare if limited battlefield success for the troops after weeks of unrelenting insurgent attacks.August 20, 2018
2 detained after shots are fired at U.S. Embassy in Turkey Shots were fired from a moving car at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey before dawn Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies. Officials said two people with criminal records were detained.August 20, 2018