Obama: U.S. safe against ISIS attack
President Barack Obama said in an interview that aired Thursday that he is confident the U.S. is safe from a Paris-style attack from ISIS and that American law enforcement is well equipped to protect the nation during the holidays.
Israeli expert: Trump's call to kill terrorists' families immoral, ineffective
leading Israeli counter-terrorism expert says Donald Trump's call to "take out" the families of terrorists would run afoul of international law and degrade the moral standing of the U.S.
San Bernardino shooting: At least 14 people killed; two suspects dead
Two suspects in the mass shooting that killed 14 people at a center for people with developmental disabilities were fatally shot in a gun battle with police hours after the initial incident.
FAA downgrades Thailand over aviation safety concerns
Fliers heading to Thailand may have fresh cause for concern after the country's airlines were hit with restrictions by U.S. aviation authorities.
Donald Trump: I'm going to Israel
Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that he's going to take a trip to Israel soon, one day ahead of a conference in Washington where he'll address the top Jewish Republicans in the country.
Sources: U.S. forces may be given authority to capture ISIS terrorists
U.S. special operations forces headed into Iraq and Syria may be given authorities to capture ISIS terrorists, and interrogate them for intelligence, even though there is no current framework for where such individuals could be held and questioned, according to two U.S. officials.
Xinjiang violence: Does China have a terror problem?
In a raid last month, Chinese paramilitary forces killed 28 suspects accused of a bloody September attack on a coal mine, flushing them out of a cliffside cave with flamethrowers, according to state media.
Syria airstrikes: Has the West learned nothing after its 9/11 response?
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is determined to deal with the threat from international terrorists. Or so he keeps saying. The problem is that Cameron's proposed air strikes in Syria are likely to escalate the threat, while his government's policies elsewhere in the Middle East are also providing nourishment to "Islamic State" (ISIS) and al Qaeda.
Could Donald Trump win the GOP nomination?
By conventional political wisdom, Donald Trump should be a presidential has-been by now.
Moscow says Turkey shot down plane to protect oil trade with ISIS
Tensions between Russia and Turkey, already playing different roles in Syria's bloody civil war, escalated with the downing of a Russian warplane on November 24.
