WASHINGTON (AP) – In its first salvo in a court fight that pits digital privacy rights against national security, Apple Inc. asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order forcing the company to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone. The Thursday filing – a day before its formal …

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 …