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Residents near Iraq’s Mosul dam, held by Islamic State group, say area being hit by airstrikes

Washington Examiner · August 16, 2014 10:07 am

Pope Francis is welcomed by the faithful as he arrives at the the "House of Hope" center for disabled in Kkottongnae, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope makes strong, silent anti-abortion statement

Nicole Winfield · August 16, 2014 10:03 am

UK councils field weird queries on dragons, ghosts

Washington Examiner · August 16, 2014 8:58 am

Iraqi officials: Survivors say Islamic State militants killed over 80 men in northern village

Washington Examiner · August 16, 2014 8:47 am

Building fail sheds light on N. Korean priorities

Eric Talmadge · August 16, 2014 7:35 am

Supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan take part in an anti government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Pakistan's capital Islamabad late Friday in the pouring rain following the arrival of convoys led by Khan and a fiery anti-Taliban cleric. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Tens of thousands protest Pakistan’s government

MUNIR AHMEDZARAR KHAN · August 16, 2014 4:42 am

Pope Francis, right, kisses a girl as he arrives with the popemobile to celebrate a mass and the beatification Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung, born in 1759, was among the earliest Catholics on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Huge crowds greet pope at martyr beatification

Nicole Winfield · August 16, 2014 4:14 am

Catholic faithful pray during a mass and the beatification of Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions celebrated by Pope Francis at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung who was born in 1759 was among the earliest Catholics on the peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

S. Koreans express pride, surprise at pope visit

Youkyung Lee · August 16, 2014 4:11 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry hold up his fist as he speaks to the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the AUSMIN talks at Admiralty House in Sydney, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel are meeting with their Australian counterparts at the annual Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), which will focus on regional security and enhanced military co-operation. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts/Pool)

John Kerry talks Asian relationships, trade pact

Christopher Bodeen · August 16, 2014 3:29 am

Japanese men clad in outdated military costume march in to pay respects to the country's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

China, S. Korea blast Japan’s war shrine visits

Yuri Kageyama · August 16, 2014 1:04 am

UN approves measure to combat al-Qaida fighters

Edith Lederer · August 15, 2014 11:41 pm

In this Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 handout photo from the Iraqi government, Iraq's prime minister for the past eight years, Nouri al-Maliki, speaks at a podium surrounded by Iraqi lawmakers, during an address to the nation, announcing that he is stepping down in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki relinquished his post Thursday to fellow Dawa Party member Haider al-Abadi, seen at left, ending a political deadlock that has plunged the country into uncertainty as it fights a Sunni militant insurgency.(AP Photo/Iraqi Government))

Iraqis welcome change of PM but challenges loom

SAMEER N. YACOUBVIVIAN SALAMA · August 15, 2014 11:24 pm