military and defense

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The body of a convicted murderer who was fatally shot three weeks after he broke out of prison was released to a funeral home Thur...

CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian military pounded Islamic militant positions and killed 23 extremists in dawn raids in Sinai on Thursday, a day after an unpr...

VIENNA (AP) — Iran took a hard line Thursday on two of the biggest demands of world powers in a final nuclear accord, rejecting any extraordinary insp...

CAIRO (AP) — The latest news on the coordinated militant attacks in Egypt's restive northern Sinai Peninsula that killed 64 soldiers (all times local)...

VIENNA (AP) — Pushing past a deadline, world powers and Iran extended negotiations for a comprehensive nuclear agreement by a week on Tuesday as the U...

CAIRO (AP) — A car bomb killed Egypt's top prosecutor on Monday, ripping through his convoy in a Cairo neighborhood, in the first assassination of a t...

MALONE, N.Y. (AP) — The latest on the hunt for two inmates who escaped from a maximum-security prison (all times local): ___ 9:10 p.m. Authorities say...

PARIS (AP) — The latest on the attack in southeastern France (all times local): ___ 7:35 p.m. French prosecutor says four people are in custody in an ...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The latest news from an attack on a beach resort in Tunisia (all times local): ___ 6.15 p.m White House spokesman Eric Shultz sa...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday it faces a budget shortfall of more than $2.5 billion, mainly because of increased ...

COLONY GLACIER, Alaska (AP) — Scientists and volunteers tethered in safety gear and ice cleats painstakingly scoured the frozen dirt and ice to see if...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of senior Colombian army officers implicated in the killing of 3,000 civilians falsely claimed to be rebels a decade ag...

PARIS (AP) — Embarrassed by leaked conversations of three successive French presidents and angered by new evidence of uninhibited American spying, Fra...

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is telling NATO leaders the alliance must improve its ability to defend itself against cyberattacks ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The spokesman for the Islamic State group has promised victory despite a string of recent setbacks in Syria. IS spokesman Abu Mohammed a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army reprimanded a two-star general for poor judgment in "creating the perception" of undue favoritism in the awarding of a no-b...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine sergeant could be locked up yet again after being convicted a second time of killing an Iraqi civilian nearly a...

CAIRO (AP) — A U.S. airstrike has killed Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, who commanded its powerful Yemeni affiliate, dealing the global network its biggest ...

CAIRO (AP) — The military spokesman of the internationally-recognized Libyan government says three foreigners were among 17 killed in U.S. airstrikes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers linked to China have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel ...