Italy quake death toll hits 268, state funeral planned

Turkey fires on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive


KARKAMIS, Turkey Turkish troops fired on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, highlighting the complications of an incursion meant to secure the border region against both Islamic State and Kurdish advances.




Hungary to build second fence on border with Serbia to keep out migrants


BUDAPEST Hungary plans to build a second barrier on its southern border with Serbia to keep out migrants, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public radio on Friday.




Indonesia's most-wanted awakens new generation of jihadis


SOLO, Indonesia During a May 2011 shootout, Indonesia's counter-terrorism forces killed the leader of a militant group thought to be behind a series of failed bomb attempts around the city of Solo in Central Java.