U.S. vows all-out defense against 'grave' North Korean threat

On Syrian border, rebel goals not all shared by Turkish backers


JARABLUS, Syria Two months after driving Islamic State from this Syrian border town, the young rebel fighters patrolling its streets nurse an ambition beyond the aims of their Turkish backers: to break the siege of Aleppo.




Gunman kills two American advisers, wounds three in Afghan capital


KABUL A gunman, reportedly in an Afghan army uniform, shot dead two American advisers and wounded three on Wednesday near a base outside the Afghan capital before being killed himself, officials said.




Uzbek military helicopter crash kills nine


A military helicopter crashed in Uzbekistan on Wednesday, killing nine people on board, state news agency UzA said.