Sources: U.S. forces may be given authority to capture ISIS terrorists
U.S. special operations forces headed into Iraq and Syria may be given authorities to capture ISIS terrorists, and interrogate them for intelligence, even though there is no current framework for where such individuals could be held and questioned, according to two U.S. officials.
Xinjiang violence: Does China have a terror problem?
In a raid last month, Chinese paramilitary forces killed 28 suspects accused of a bloody September attack on a coal mine, flushing them out of a cliffside cave with flamethrowers, according to state media.
Syria airstrikes: Has the West learned nothing after its 9/11 response?
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is determined to deal with the threat from international terrorists. Or so he keeps saying. The problem is that Cameron's proposed air strikes in Syria are likely to escalate the threat, while his government's policies elsewhere in the Middle East are also providing nourishment to "Islamic State" (ISIS) and al Qaeda.
Could Donald Trump win the GOP nomination?
By conventional political wisdom, Donald Trump should be a presidential has-been by now.
Moscow says Turkey shot down plane to protect oil trade with ISIS
Tensions between Russia and Turkey, already playing different roles in Syria's bloody civil war, escalated with the downing of a Russian warplane on November 24.
Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria's civil war
President Barack Obama warned his Russian counterpart Tuesday against intervening in Syria's civil war, suggesting that Vladimir Putin is aware of the dangers his country faces by entering the bloody conflict.
Can China's most polluted city lead a green energy revolution?
In Baoding, China, the country's most polluted city, the smog is thick enough to see. It can burn your eyes and it can leave an acrid taste in your mouth.
Ghostly ships filled with dead bodies arrive on Japan's shores
An unsettling mystery has washed up on Japan's shores.Over the past two months, at least eight wooden boats have been found in the Sea of Japan on or near the coast, carrying a chilling cargo -- the decaying bodies of 20 people, Japan's coast guard told CNN.
IMF admits China's yuan to elite currency club
The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved the yuan for inclusion in its elite basket of reserve currencies in what amounts to a major vote of confidence in Beijing's economic reforms.
Christie on Trump's 9/11 claims: 'It's just wrong'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hit Donald Trump on Monday over the real estate mogul's claims about Muslims in New Jersey celebrating 9/11 and for mocking a journalist's disability.
