U.S. admiral says North Korea crisis is at worst point he's seen Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said he has no doubt that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends to fulfill his pursuit of a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the United States.April 27, 2017
France: Analysis shows Syrian government behind sarin attack France said Wednesday that the chemical analysis of samples taken from a deadly sarin gas attack in Syria earlier this month "bears the signature" of President Bashar Assad's government and shows it was responsible.April 26, 2017
How we got into a nuclear standoff with an impoverished dictatorship A look at the possibilities of diplomacy and the sobering military problem of a nuclear-armed North Korea. Experts say the options are complicated and the consequences are great. Three experienced foreign policy pros share some insights.April 26, 2017
U.S. announces sanctions on 271 Syrians over April 4 chemical attack The blacklisted people work on weapons development for Syria, the administration says. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the sanctions "target the scientific support center" for the attack.April 24, 2017
Airstrike kills 8 family members in northern Syria An airstrike killed eight family members, five of them children, as they fled fighting between U.S.-allied Syrian forces and Islamic State militants on Monday, according to local activists, who said the strike appeared to have been launched by the U.S.-led coalition.April 24, 2017
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the words of the late Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner who remained firm in his belief that we simply cannot be indifferent to the suffering of others.April 24, 2017
More than 100 dead in Taliban attack on Afghan army base Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers killed more than 100 Afghan Army soldiers at a base in northern Afghanistan. It is one of the deadliest attacks on an Afghan military base since the war began.April 23, 2017
U.S., Uganda call off search for infamous warlord Joseph Kony Both the U.S and Uganda say Kony's power has dwindled to the point that he's no longer a threat. His group carried out brutal murders, rapes and mutilations, and was known for kidnapping children and forcing them to become soldiers.April 22, 2017