July 5, 2016 Attack part of Bangladesh's long history of political strife When Bangladesh dismissed the Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the deadly hostage crisis that gripped Dhaka's diplomatic zone over the weekend, some questioned if authorities were in denial.
July 5, 2016 The Latest: Suicide bombing in Saudi, no injuries The Latest on attacks in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 8:30 p.m.
July 5, 2016 Suicide bomber hits near US diplomatic site in Saudi Arabia A suicide bomber carried out an attack early on Monday near a U.S. diplomatic site in the western Saudi city of Jiddah, according to the Interior Ministry.
July 5, 2016 Brazilian airline issues alert for former Gitmo detainee A Brazilian airline is asking its employees to be on the lookout for a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was resettled in Uruguay.
July 4, 2016 In Pakistan, gruesome 'honor' killings bring a new backlash Parveen Rafiq closed her hands around the neck of her youngest daughter, Zeenat, and squeezed and squeezed until the girl was almost dead.
July 4, 2016 Vatican leaks trial nears end with requests for convictions Vatican prosecutors have asked a tribunal to absolve one journalist and give a suspended, one-year sentence to another for publishing books based on confidential Vatican documents exposing greed, mismanagement and corruption in the top ranks of the Catholic Church.
July 4, 2016 Odd couple Israel and Egypt enjoying 'best times ever' Blast walls, sandbags, and guards with machine pistols manning checkpoints ring the Israeli diplomatic compound in the leafy Cairo suburb of Maadi.
July 4, 2016 Turkish aid enters Gaza through Israel following pact Trucks of Turkish aid have begun arriving in the Gaza Strip via Israel as part of a reconciliation accord reached between Israel and Turkey last month.
July 4, 2016 Kuwait detains 5 Islamic State suspects, foils attack Kuwait's Interior Ministry says police have arrested five Islamic State suspects, including an 18-year-old Kuwaiti man planning to attack a Shiite mosque in the final days of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which ends this week.
July 4, 2016 After IS's defeat, sectarian fears rise in Iraq's Fallujah A highway overpass in Fallujah is plastered with Shiite banners, graffiti and posters of militia leaders, a virtual shrine to victory over the Islamic State group in this majority Sunni Muslim city.
