Military Helicopter Crashes Near Syrian Capital
Syrian state television says a military helicopter has crashed near the capital, Damascus.
Syrian state television says a military helicopter has crashed near the capital, Damascus.
France plans to close its embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools in 20 countries Friday as a precautionary measure after a French satirical magazine published cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad.
A group of Chinese government ships has entered waters near Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, as a territorial dispute escalates on the sensitive anniversary of Japan's invasion of China.
A suicide bomber has killed at least 12 people in an attack on a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital.