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.
July 4, 2016 Suicide attack carried out near US diplomatic site in Saudi State-linked Saudi news sites are reporting that a suicide bomber has carried out an attack near a U.S. diplomatic site in the Red Sea city of Jiddah.
July 4, 2016 Economic crisis bares hunger problem in Venezuela Kelly Vega says she lost 30 pounds in three months as she focused on feeding her 6-year-old daughter rather than herself.
July 3, 2016 Iraqi officials: 83 people killed in 2 bombings in Baghdad Iraqi officials say that 78 people have been killed and 160 wounded in a car bombing carried out by the Islamic State group in the center of Baghdad.
July 3, 2016 No rest: Wimbledon back for middle Sunday play for 4th time For only the fourth time in the tournament's 139-year history, the middle Sunday at Wimbledon is not a day for rest.
July 3, 2016 American among 3 arrested after massive cocaine haul found in horse's head sculpture Cocaine worth $10 million has been found hidden inside a large diamante-encrusted horse head in a record seizure of the drug in New Zealand.
July 3, 2016 In Israel, outpouring of grief over death of Elie Wiesel Israel's prime minister says the memory of the late Nobel laureate, author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel will be "enshrined in our hearts and in the heart of humanity forever." Benjamin Netanyahu opened his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday with an appreciation of Wiesel as one of the "giants of the Jewish people." Wiesel died Saturday in New York at the age of 87.
July 3, 2016 Pope says mind of predecessor Benedict is still 'perfect' Pope Francis says his predecessor as pontiff is having trouble getting around, but remains sharp of mind and memory.
July 3, 2016 El Salvador, deadliest nation in 2015, sees lull in violence After becoming the world's murder capital last year and posting an equally bloody start to 2016, this violence-torn Central American nation has seen its monthly homicide rate fall by about half.
July 3, 2016 Syria's new US-backed force stumbles in first test The call came around noon, about four hours after U.S.-backed Syrian fighters announced they had taken over an air base outside a town held by the Islamic State group near the Iraqi border.
