BRUSSELS (AP) – The well-trodden path that has led hundreds of thousands of refugees and other migrants into the European Union’s heartland is increasingly eating at the core of the once-tight bloc. As destination countries unilaterally move to restrict new entries, others further back on the route have panicked that …

BEIRUT (AP) – Syrian government troops backed by Russian airstrikes recaptured a town in Aleppo province from Islamic State militants on Thursday in a key advance just two days ahead of a U.S. and Russia-engineered cease-fire that is to take effect in Syria. The town of Khanaser was seized earlier …

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A U.S. citizen whose son has been detained in Iran for the past four months was also taken into custody after returning to the country this week, his lawyer confirmed Thursday in what is the first such action against an American national in Iran since last …

BEIJING (AP) – China’s Defense Ministry says the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific smeared China while seeking additional defense funding from Congress, in the latest accusation in a war of words accompanying rising tensions in the South China Sea. Ministry spokesman Col. Wu Qian on Thursday strongly criticized …

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – It was nearly 2 a.m. when Amjad Sallaj heard a loud explosion outside his home. In a matter of seconds, Israeli troops burst into the building, ransacking apartments in a door-to-door search for wanted Palestinian militants. When the raid was over, the apartments had been …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Suppose the FBI wins its court battle and forces Apple to help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers. That could open all iPhones up to potential government scrutiny – but it’s not the end of the story. Turns out there’s a …