ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan say a massive vehicle-borne bombing of a military base in eastern Ghazni province Sunday killed at least 30 security force members. Baz Mohammad Hemat, head of the provincial public health department, told VOA the blast also injured at least 24 personnel. The army base on the outskirts of the provincial capital, […]
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump remains determined to pull out U.S. troops deployed in Syria, a message that comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said he convinced Trump to keep U.S. forces there. “The U.S. mission has not changed — the president has been clear that he wants U.S. forces to come […]
NEW YORK — A man sought by police in connection with bombings in New York and New Jersey on Saturday is in custody following what has been described as a shootout with police. Law enforcement officials said Ahmad Rahami, 28, was detained in Linden, New Jersey, late Monday morning. Authorities have been searching for suspects […]
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations blasted Russia for calling the U.N. Security Council into emergency session late Saturday to review an apparently errant U.S. bombing run that may have killed dozens of Syrian government troops. Samantha Power, speaking to reporters on her way into the closed-door session, said Russia’s action was “a stunt […]