July 6, 2016 Family calls for detained Toronto man's release in Dhaka The family of a Toronto university student who survived a militant attack in Bangladesh says the young man is being held by authorities in the country's capital.
July 6, 2016 Letters: Blair made early Iraq invasion commitment to Bush Letters published by the U.K.'s Iraq War Inquiry show that then-Prime Minister Tony Blair assured U.S. President George W.
July 6, 2016 A look at bloody attacks around the world this Ramadan A series of attacks, most linked to the Islamic State group, has killed nearly 350 people in eight countries during the holy month of Ramadan.
July 6, 2016 Islamic State pressured after Turkey tightens jihadi highway Along the border near the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, a wall of giant concrete blocks is going up as Turkey tries to seal off a region that for years was a jihadi highway through which thousands of extremist fighters flowed to join the Islamic State group in neighboring Syria.
July 6, 2016 The Latest: UK joined Iraq invasion not as 'a last resort' The Latest on Britain's inquiry into its role in the Iraq war (all times local): 11:10 a.m.
July 6, 2016 Brazil bishop who purportedly shielded pedophiles resigns A Brazilian archbishop has resigned after he was accused of shielding sexually abusive priests.
July 6, 2016 Myriad of problems overshadow excitement of upcoming Rio Olympics Copacabana Beach is an Olympic construction site. The beach volleyball venue is going up, broadcast studios rise on scaffolding above the sand and a mammoth tent is jammed with thousands of pricey souvenirs.
July 6, 2016 Russian Kaliningrad region poses challenge at NATO summit Only 160 miles (250 kilometers) north of Warsaw, where NATO begins a two-day summit Friday, lies the Russian region of Kaliningrad, the most militarized plot of land in Europe — and one of the catalysts for a planned build-up of forces by the Western military alliance on its eastern flank.
July 6, 2016 Quebec town ravaged by train fire wants rail to bypass it A runaway oil train brought death and destruction to this tiny community in Quebec, killing 47 people and destroying dozens of buildings.
July 6, 2016 China paper warns US of 'price' to pay in South China Sea The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party has warned Washington that there will be a "price" to pay if it crosses China's "bottom line" by meddling in disputes over the South China Sea.
