A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives targeted a Turkish embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital during the Thursday morning rush hour, killing three people and wounding another.
When Israelis go to the polls next month, tens of thousands of Jewish settlers in the West Bank will also be casting votes, even though they do not live on what is sovereign Israeli territory.
Syrian activists say the number of Christians abducted by Islamic State militants in northeastern Syria has risen to 220.
The jubilation that greeted the announcement of US-Cuban detente two months ago has faded to resignation for many Cubans who are realizing they are at the start of a long process unlikely to ease their daily struggles anytime soon.
A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus but rode the subway system and dined out before he recovered from it said the media and politicians could have done a better job by educating people on the science of the disease instead of focusing on their fears.
Former President Alfonso Portillo returned to Guatemala on Wednesday following his release from a US prison, nearly six years after his arrest on money laundering charges. The 63-year-old, who served as president from 2000 to 2004, struck a repentant note on his arrival at Guatemala City's international airport, and expressed interest in becoming politically active again.
Incense smoke wafts through the cold air of the centuries-old Buddhist temple as a priest chants a sutra, praying for a peaceful transition for the souls of the departed.
Britain has become the first country to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers avoid passing on genetically degenerative diseases such as muscular dystrophy to their babies.
At a shelter in Damascus, the strain of life under a crippling siege not far from the Syrian capital is etched on the gaunt faces of those who have escaped.
Jamaica's Parliament gave final approval on Tuesday night to an act decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana and establishing a licensing agency to regulate a lawful medical marijuana industry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down an invitation on Tuesday to meet privately with Senate Democrats next week during his visit to Washington, saying the session "could compound the misperception of partisanship" surrounding his trip.
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