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U.S.-trained Iraqi forces captured a neighborhood in Ramadi Tuesday -- marking the first time in weeks that they defeated ISIS and held recaptured territory.

The band returned to the venue they were playing during the Nov. 13 massacre in Paris. The site has become a memorial to the dead.

A case in Indiana shows how local groups can go against the wishes of governors who do not want to resettle Syrian refugees.

Fewer state resources are being devoted to mental healthcare despite increased public awareness of mental illness.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of several candidates in the 2016 field denouncing Trump's Muslim comments.

Hispanic lawmakers say striking down the "one person, one vote" principle would severely harm U.S. Latino communities.

Syrian rebel groups fighting President Bashar Assad have become increasingly fractious in the four years since the armed conflict began.

While Donald Trump wants to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., the "Harry Potter" villain is known for trying to kill a baby and killing many others.

Several times over the past week, the Indian capital has recorded air quality much worse than Beijing's. However, unlike the Chinese capital, it lacks provisions for issuing pollution-related alerts.

As well as calling for a complete ban on all Muslims entering the U.S., Donald Trump wants Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to turn off the Internet to fight the extremist group.

Cybercrime is now the No. 1 risk for bankers, according to a new survey, with many respondents saying they were powerless against the onslaught of attacks.

A U.S. defense official said that similar deployments in Singapore were likely to become common occurrence every three months, according to a report.

Exports were down for the fifth straight month in a fresh sign of challenges facing China's economy, though a drop in imports slowed in November.

At a Monday rally, the GOP front-runner dismissed the criticism -- from both sides of the aisle -- that followed his call for a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S.

Amnesty International said in a new report that the Islamic State group uses arms mainly seized from Iraqi military stocks, and has benefited from a poorly policed arms trade.

According to media reports, which cited unnamed U.S. officials, Tehran tested a new medium-range ballistic missile in November -- violating a 2010 UN Security Council resolution.

Rick Kriseman's tongue-in-cheek tweet garners more than 3,500 retweets and more than 4,000 likes on social media.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been trying to boost growth since coming to power in 2012.

In justifying his proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., Trump cited a poll from a group headed by Frank Gaffney, who has a long list of critics.

Japan shares rose as much as 0.1 percent after the government revised third-quarter economic growth upward.

The businessman's Republican rivals were among those who rejected his plan for temporarily preventing Muslims from entering the country.