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Islamic State razing of Iraq monastery condemned

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Obama Administration and the Vatican condemned the Islamic State Wednesday for razing Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, a 1,400-year-old structure that survived assaults by nature and man for centuries before it was deliberately destroyed by extremists. At the United Nations, UNESCO Director General Irina

Iraq

As sanctions are lifted, America’s allies fear the worst

JERUSALEM (AP) — As the nuclear deal with Tehran goes into effect, many Middle Eastern countries fear a newly emboldened Iran, flush with cash and international recognition, will grow more aggressive with what they see as meddling in conflicts across the region. The deal, clinched last summer after intense negotiations, forced

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Islamic State uses human shields to slow Iraqi assault

RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — Six times in the past harrowing month, Um Omar and her family got a knock on the door of whatever home they were occupying in the extremist-held city of Ramadi: It was an Islamic State militant, she said, ordering them to pick up and move with them

Massachusetts

Guests for Obama speech reflect diverse views

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has invited 23 guests to sit with the First Lady during his final State of the Union address Tuesday night, and already the identities of some are making waves. Among those sitting with the First Lady will be Refaai Hamo, a Syrian refugee, and Jim Obergefell,

Immigration

Germany will ease deportation rules after Cologne attacks

BERLIN (AP) — Germany will make it easier to deport criminal foreigners following public outrage over the New Year's Eve assaults in Cologne, officials said Tuesday. Authorities say 561 criminal complaints have been filed in connection with the assaults, with about 45 percent involving allegations of sexual offenses, and

terrorism

Terror-related arrests in 2 states refuel refugee debate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two Iraqi-born men who came to the United States as refugees have been arrested on terrorism-related charges by federal authorities who allege one traveled to Syria to fight with terrorists in the civil war and the other provided support to the Islamic State group. There was no

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Mother of murdered journalist James Foley writing memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of murdered journalist James Foley is writing a book about her son. Blue Rider Press announced Thursday that it had acquired the memoir by Diane Foley, whose son was a freelance reporter executed publicly by Islamic State in 2014. The book is scheduled for early

Iraq

Gains in Iraqi city vindicate US-led strategy, at high cost

BAGHDAD (AP) — The advance of Iraqi forces into the heart of Ramadi, a restive city that fell to the Islamic State group earlier this year, in some ways vindicated the U.S.-led coalition's strategy for rolling back the extremists — but victory has come at a high cost,