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Operations at the Incirlik air base are up and running again — sort of — but now relations between the US and Turkey have become even more complicated.

The attacker in Nice searched online for ISIS propaganda before he drove a truck into a crowd, killing dozens. That search was all he needed to become a member of the terrorist group.

What happened when word of a coup attempt got out in Turkey? People made a run to local stores to stock up on snacks, cigarettes and booze.

Breadfruit has a long, sordid history. At one point in the 1700s, it was an easy way to feed slaves. Now, researchers in Hawaii are hoping breadfruit can shake its past and help alleviate world hunger. It's high in fiber, antioxidants and other nutrients.

Thousands of police have been fired. Judges tossed. Governors ousted. As Turkey's president consolidates power after a failed coup, will he move toward authoritarianism?

Bikers for Trump gathered on Monday to show their support for the Republican presidential candidate. Here's why they back him.

A social psychologist studied terrorism case histories and reached a surprising conclusion. Some lone wolf terrorists are motivated not by hate, but by love.

As France extends its now eight-months-long state of emergency, the national colors on the Eiffel Tower mean tragedy once more, writes The World's Adeline Sire in Paris.

The Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem receives very little in the way of municipal services from the Israelis or the Palestinians. One Palestinian man decided to make it his mission to bring services to his community.

Cass Sunstein says the sci-fi movie series can help us understand social, legal and political philosophy in the US.

For the love of Pikachu: Many of the estimated 21 million users were playing when servers crashed across Europe and America.

Iraqis say they can empathize with the people of Nice better than just about anyone.

In June, hundreds of Evangelical leaders met with Donald Trump. One prominent Evangelical leader did not attend. Here’s why.

As the news broke from Nice, France about Thursday’s gruesome attack, Newt Gingrich didn’t hold back. The former speaker of the house said Muslim Americans should be deported if they professed a belief in Islamic sharia.

Tour de France champion Chris Froome used to roll over his competitors with cold, calculating moves. But this year, everything has changed. And cycling fans couldn't be happier.

In exchange, the Iranian government promises cash and legal status to undocumented Afghans. Rights groups says the refugees are forced into signing up.

Violence at Donald Trump rallies and the ubiquity of firearms at public events has prompted some news outlets to train their political reporters in conflict-zone survival. The World is among them.

I'm a journalist, not a protester. That didn't seem to matter to police.

In 1978, food writer Carolyn Phillips, an American, has just married into a Chinese family. Her husband’s family, especially her mother-in-law, was not happy about the union. Then she came up with an idea — to connect with them over food.

Arabic is a popular choice among students at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington.

French President Francois Hollande said the attack was of "a terrorist nature." He extended a state of emergency for another three months.

Sydney Schanberg's reporting on Cambodia's descent into genocide became an Oscar-winning film. Actor Sam Waterston, who portrayed Schanberg, remembers Schanberg's influence on the film and on how Americans understand Cambodia.

The shooting in Dallas revived conversations about how dangerous it is to be a police officer. But, data indicate that while it is undoubtedly a dangerous job, it's less dangerous now than at any point since at least the Reagan administration.

Boris Johnson is the new foreign secretary of the UK. For Prime Minister Theresa May, that means a towering figure in the Conservative Party will now be out of the country.

Artemisia Gentileschi was "one of the most remarkable women in the history of western art," says Richard Savino, artistic director of the music ensemble El Mundo, whose newest CD was inspired by the Baroque painter.

The low-lying Pacific island nation of Kiribati has become a poster child for the threats posed by sea level rise. Now its former president, Anote Tong, is trying to raise money to save it.

Arabic is a language, not a violent ideology. Some Americans who know this are having a lot of fun learning this culturally rich and diverse language.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton has joined forces, but there's no word whether Sanders' supporters will fall in line.

The future of work in America is likely to be more flexible, possibly more precarious, for many people, as the gig economy expands. Why is this happening, how can more people thrive in this transition, and what does it mean for America's place in the world in this century? Economic historian Louis Hyman of Cornell University, author of "Debtor Nation" and "Borrow: The American Way of Debt," weighs in.

The Yemeni store owner who filmed the shooting death of Alton Sterling is getting threats, struggling to sleep and losing customers. And he holds the Baton Rouge police responsible.

Washington has no credibility on human rights, Egyptian officials said after the recent killings by police. But an Amnesty International report levels disturbing accusations about Egypt's own oppression by law enforcement.

It's not just local black residents who fear police interactions in the US. Now citizens from Caribbean countries like the Bahamas see reasons to be extra cautious while traveling in the US.

Being labeled black has nothing to do with your skin color in Russia, it has to do with being an "outsider."

Some aspiring young chefs will join First Lady Michelle Obama for a nutritious and delicious lunch at the White House on Thursday. The "State Dinner" will feature recipes that have been selected as part of the national Healthy Lunchtime Challenge.

Imam Omar Suleiman is a Muslim scholar from outside Dallas. He says it’s important for Americans to stand up against police brutality. He also led prayers at the memorial service for the five Dallas cops who were shot and killed last week.

After a long stay with the Camerons, Larry the cat welcomes new Prime Minister Theresa May to 10 Downing Street.

A recent espionage arrest in California has echoes of past, more successful incidents of spying against the United State, and is also another indication that even as espionage has become more technologically sophisticated, some of the oldest rules of the profession still hold true.

When Garnette Cadogan moved from Kingston to New Orleans, he realized walking in the streets in the US was completely different from Jamaica. Here, people looked at him like someone to be avoided, a threat.

At least one big industry in Ukraine is thriving, not in spite of the conflict with Russia, but because of it. It's their shared love of Ukrainian TV productions.

At least four people have died in the backs of private prison transport vans since 2012 — two from ulcers that coroners later said could have been easily treated. Another dozen prisoners and guards have died in crashes since 2000.

Composers are riffing off of the outgoing UK prime minister's tune in pieces that vary drastically in style. The compositions have been getting hundreds of thousands of views and re-posts.

After a weeks of political chaos in the wake of the Brexit referendum to leave the European Union, Britain has a new Prime Minister. And the for the first time since Margaret Thatcher, the country is to be led by a woman from the Conservative party — only the second woman ever.

Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez does pop-up concerts in poor neighborhoods throughout Cuba. But he doesn't want the media to know that.

Inside Café Blå Time, which means "Blue Hour" café in Danish, a crowd gathered to watch a line-up of international musicians during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

The code that powered the Apollo moon missions is now publicly released on GitHub, a site where code can be stored and shared.

Mercy Krua is a Liberian refugee who lives in Boston. Her son, Jefferson Krua, was also a Liberian refugee. But he decided to move back to Liberia and make his life there. In part, he says, because no matter how much money he could make in the US, he would always be a black man in America.

You may call them weeds, but a new book suggests thinking of them as spontaneous urban plants — an overlooked urban ecology that may provide more benefits than we think.

After a week of violent tension, some are asking if America is seeing the beginnings of a race war. But can there ever be winners and losers in such a fight?

South Sudan became the world's newest country when it split from Sudan in 2011. But now, there are echoes of another civil war.

Former London police officer Nick Glynn has been stopped by police dozens of times. The fact that he was a police officer didn't change much.