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The soldiers will join roughly 650 others already deployed to the region and stay there for some 60 days, officials said.

He was in charge of Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, and a hero of the business world. Now he's an international fugitive. Here's how it all unfolded.

On Thursday, a US airstrike in Baghdad killed Qassim Suleimani, the head of Iran's Quds Force and one of the most powerful men in Iran and the Middle East. What happens now?

The American attack against the top Iranian general will have far greater repercussions than the killings of al-Qaeda and ISIS leaders.

It was not clear who carried out the strike at Baghdad Airport, but the death of Qassem Soleimani, one of Iran's most revered military leaders, seems certain to send tensions soaring between the United States and Iran.

Australia's south-east has been devastated by fires that have left nine people dead and hundreds of homes destroyed since Christmas.

Police have been unable to find car or any occupants, and were forced to call off the search due to high waves.

China appears to have been destroying traditional Uyghur cemeteries for several years as part of what critics describe as a broader, coordinated campaign to control Islamic beliefs and Muslim minority groups within its borders.

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro ended his presidential bid Thursday, his campaign announced.

The 16-year-old boy had reached the Pearly Gates, the icy, chute-like section of Mount Hood just below the last push to the summit, when he lost his grip.Somehow, Gurbaz Singh survived, suffering only a broken leg.

Backers of Kataib Hezbollah, who had converged on the embassy to protest US airstrikes that had killed 25 fighters Sunday, began dismantling their tents and leaving the area.

Protesters have left the US embassy compound in Baghdad, but the situation remains tense.

In a statement, Carlos Ghosn said he "escaped injustice" after leaving Japan where he faced a trial.

Joe Biden told voters in New Hampshire on Monday that he would consider choosing a Republican as a running mate, but added, "I can't think of one right now."

Hundreds of angry supporters of an Iranian-backed militia shouting "Death to America" attempted to storm the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, trapping diplomats inside in response to U.S. airstrikes that killed or wounded scores of militia fighters.

Australians are facing a terrifying start to the new year, as bushfires rip through popular tourist spots on the country's southeast coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge on nearby beaches.

The Kataeb Hezbollah group says the group plans to lay siege to the embassy until it closes down, in response to US airstrikes that killed and injured dozens of its members.

Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms.

Local authorities are dumbfounded by a flock of drones that recently began performing nighttime flights over northeast Colorado with no apparent purpose or operators (at least, none they've been able to identify so far).  

The controversial co-founder and former CEO of Uber sold more than 90% of his stake in the company last month.

A 1962 ban on throwing projectiles in Wausau lumps snowballs into the same category as rocks and other items that can cause serious harm. Wausau police and the mayor even made a video showing officers having a snowball fight. The video ends with Barnes clocking Wausau Mayor Robert Mielke in the back of the head with a snowball.

Anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong over the Christmas holiday, clashing with riot police in malls and busy shopping districts across the semiautonomous Chinese territory.

A typhoon that lashed the central Philippines on Christmas Day has killed at least 16 people and caused damage to homes and tourist areas.

A database containing more than 267 million Facebook users' data was reportedly found exposed online, says Comparitech and Bob Diachenko.

For years, we've wondered whether a doctor who received a payment linked to a particular drug prescribed more of that drug. We now have the answer: yes.

While docking in Cozumel, Mexico, the Carnival Glory ship swiped the Carnival Legend ship, leaving at least one passenger injured.

Thursday's debate featured few gotcha moments and many familiar shticks.

Boeing's Starliner capsule successfully took off on top of its Atlas V rocket this morning at 6:36AM ET, however it's unclear what the status of the capsule is at the moment.

Joe Biden had his best debate performance yet, and an issue that haunted Bernie Sanders in 2016 came to the fore again.

Seven presidential contenders take the debate stage Thursday. What will it mean for Silicon Valley if one of them wins the White House?

Isaac Chotiner talks to Niraja Gopal Jayal, the author of several books on Indian democracy, about the new legislation that leaves the nation's Muslims behind.

As promised, Wireless Emergency Alerts should now be more sophisticated — and importantly, more relevant.

A Texas appeals court ruled yesterday that the health-care law contains a constitutional flaw — and that most or all of the law may have to be scrapped.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said as many as three dozen lawmakers have expressed interest in delaying a Senate trial until Republicans agree to call additional witnesses.

Here's how major newspapers covered the momentous vote on their front pages:

With voting almost completely along party lines, the House of Representatives has voted to impeach the president, sending the proceedings to the Senate.

Surveillance footage of the outside of Jeffrey Epstein's cell at the troubled Metropolitan Correctional Center during his first suicide attempt has gone missing, prosecutors revealed Wednesday.

"Sir? This is an Arby's card."

With the House set to vote on the articles of impeachment against President Trump, Amash spoke about why he decided to support impeaching Trump.

New York, New Jersey and some areas in Pennsylvania were hit by the brief but powerful storm on Wednesday.

The past 10 years, seen in 55 powerful images.

The girl faked the kidnapping after her mom planned to move the family to Honduras, police sources told New York media outlets Tuesday night.

The House of Representatives will debate and vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump Wednesday after weeks of testimony related to his dealings with Ukraine and hours of fiery debate over the process.

A former investment manager accused the church of stockpiling surplus donations from members instead of using them for charitable works.

Several vulnerable freshmen who had expressed reservations about the effort said they would vote to impeach President Trump, despite the political risks.

Three people are confirmed dead and a dozen more injured as a powerful storm front packing suspected tornadoes smashed into buildings, downed trees and left a trail of destruction around the Deep South.

Boeing took the drastic step after the FAA said it wouldn't likely certify the planes this year.

Former Pakistan President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal case.

Zola told BuzzFeed News it "will be in touch with Hallmark in the coming days regarding a potential return to advertising."

A new study shows that the deepest point on land is under the Denman Glacier in East Antarctica. Glaciologists were mapping the area only to find that the trough under the glacier went far deeper than they had imagined.

WSAV reporter Alex Bozarjian had asked Georgia police to pursue charges against the man who groped and slapped her in the incident, which went viral on social media.

Memory bias causes people to hold on to the stories we like — whether they're true or not.

He worked at Greyhound for a decade before appearing on Broadway and in "The Purple Rose of Cairo," "The Cemetery Club" and a Madonna video.

For years, thousands of people paid a Madison-based company, named Murfie, to rip, stream, and store their CDs, vinyl, and cassettes. But a few weeks ago, Murfie's website went offline and nearly all communication from the company ceased.

Both measures will be voted on by the full House, likely on Wednesday, and come after weeks of damaging testimony against Trump.

The prime minister addressed the nation, saying Brexit was now the "irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable decision of the British people."

Labour's vote is predicted to be nearly 12% down on the 2017 general election, with the Conservatives up 2.5% and the smaller parties having a better night.

Britain's voters head to the polls to choose their next government on Thursday in a deeply divided moment for the country that has left the outcome unpredictable.

Some centrist Democrats are anxious about the political consequences in November if they vote to impeach the president.

Myanmar's leader says there is no proof its army had "genocidal intent" against Rohingya Muslims.