U.S. military releases al-Qaida video seized in Yemen raid The U.S. military on Friday released a short clip of what it said were instructional videos seized in last weekend's Yemen raid, but it was unclear whether the video actually came from the raid.February 3, 2017
Trump says new Israeli settlements may not help bring about peace It's a shift from earlier comments by Trump, who had seemed to give Israel a green light to build more housing for Jewish settlers in areas the Palestinians hope will become part of a future state.February 3, 2017
Somalia on the brink of famine, U.N. warns The U.N. is warning that Somalia could soon be facing a famine without urgent international action, raising concerns of a repeat of 2011's famine which killed more than a quarter of a million people.February 2, 2017
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.February 2, 2017
Yemen officials say U.S. warships fired on al-Qaida; U.S. denies Yemeni security officials said on Thursday that warships, which they believe to be American, have been firing cannons and rockets at al-Qaida militants in the country's southern coastal areas.February 2, 2017
Of courts and confusion: Broad reaction to Trump's immigration freeze A federal judge has issued a stay giving some detainees at airports a temporary reprieve. But chaos has roiled U.S. airports, and family members and foreign leaders are trying to respond to the order.January 29, 2017
1 US service member killed, 3 wounded in Yemen raid One service member was killed and three others wounded in a raid in Yemen, marking the first-known combat death of a U.S. soldier under President Donald Trump's new administration.January 29, 2017
Warnings of rising xenophobia on Holocaust remembrance day "Tragically, and contrary to our resolve, anti-Semitism continues to thrive," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in statement made in New York Thursday.January 27, 2017
Pakistan's blasphemy law exalts killer, threatens bloggers Five liberal-leaning bloggers who disappeared earlier this month, and the Pakistanis who are protesting their disappearance, have become the latest target of radical clerics and their followers.January 25, 2017
Trump willing to work with Russia against ISIS In his first daily White House press briefing, press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday that President Donald Trump has been "very clear" that he will "work with any country committed to defeating ISIS."January 23, 2017