AFGHANISTAN

Many of the worst-affected regions in Afghanistan are controlled by the Taliban, making search and rescue efforts harder, according to reports.

After Monday's temblor in Afghanistan, some say that decisive action and a well-planned recovery could boost support for the burgeoning leadership.

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A 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Jarm, Afghanistan, Monday, sending shock waves through Pakistan and northern India.

Since 2000, the seismically active region has witnessed three devastating earthquakes that have killed a total of nearly 120,000 people.

Twelve students were also killed in a stampede at an Afghan school as students rushed out following the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that was felt as far east as New Delhi, India.

As Kabul turns to an old ally for military assistance, Moscow is most likely to comply, but not with boots on the ground, according to the Wall Street Journal.

"Steve Jobs" and other new movies failed to register at the box office, leaving 'The Martian' to retake the weekend's top spot.

"Every day counts," European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says. "Otherwise, we will soon see families in cold rivers in the Balkans perish miserably."

"If someone wants to live together with us, they must first reveal who they actually are and what their intentions are," Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban says.

Police started moving hundreds of refugees and migrants out of a decommissioned secondary school in Paris early on Friday, ending a four-month stand-off over their use of the building.

The White House has been in conflict with Congress all year about using a so-called war fund that the president said undermines cross-government budget caps.

The White House and Congress are fighting over the details of the $612 billion 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

Documents appearing on the WikiLeaks site date from before 2009. None appeared to contain sensitive information, but more disclosures were promised for Thursday.

The European Union has called an emergency meeting this weekend as the newest EU members plead for assistance.

In a TV appearance Tuesday evening, the Republican said his 2000 book, "The America We Deserve," warned of terrorist threats, including from Osama bin Laden.

A widening internal rift could create space for militants affiliated with the Islamic State group to make further gains in Afghanistan.

Some 71 percent of those surveyed disapproved of the job Republicans are doing in Congress.

A lack of coordination among European Union countries along the refugees' migration route has created a massive logjam across the Balkans.

German leaders denounced Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West ahead of what is expected to be a large rally on its anniversary Monday.

While this year’s figure is nowhere near 2012’s total of $65 billion, defense officials see 2015 as a more honest representation of the state of the industry.