Retreat leaves Iraqi units remaining in Ramadi and defending the strategic city dangerously exposed
Ash Carter criticizes Iraq's reaction to Islamic State; National Security Advisor Susan Rice echoed Carter's concerns in an interview on CBS
Ban Ki-moon urges authorities to take steps to prevent political killings, calls for full participation in talks facilitated by UN special envoy Said Djinnit and African mediators
British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday said the victims include nurses, women, children and Syrian government fighters
Rhino Refugee Settlement in Uganda's Arua district holds about 90,000 refugees, and relief workers say about 20 percent of children are malnourished
Wasila Tasiu faced murder charges in northern state of Kano for killing her husband and three others with poison-laced meal last year
Ranking based on statistics for condition of mothers, child mortality, education and women’s income in Somalia
Takeover of Palmyra sparks fears militant group will destroy priceless archeological site, and UN officials appeal to world to help protect 2,000-year-old ruins from pillaging militants
Department of Justice says Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland violated antitrust laws
Islamic State took control of Anbar provincial capital since Sunday, but US Central Command spokesman says Iraqi forces are regrouping
Documents released by Office of the Director of National Intelligence range from personal letters to bin Laden's son, to screed calling for killing of Americans, downfall of West
A rebel spokesman hails capture by opposition forces of oil facilities in Palouch, in Upper Nile, as a strategic victory
Domin Kari
