Iraq: The State Department ordered the evacuation of a large number of American personnel from the US embassy in Baghdad in the face of an Islamic militant force trying to fight its way to the city. How many people would …

Iraq: Government forces appear to have at least temporarily blunted the march of Sunni Islamic militants headed toward Baghdad. Counter attacks by troops for the Shiite led government have actually reclaimed a little territory, the army claims. An Iraqi military …

Iraq: With Sunni militants advancing toward Baghdad, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric issued a call to arms for the defense of the nation’s capital. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have fled their homes to escape the fighting. President Obama says …

Iraq: President Obama is considering direct military action against Islamic militants threatening the control of the Iraqi government. Fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have moved as close as 30 miles from Baghdad. President Obama said, …

World: Sunni militants in Iraq have taken over the northern city of Tikrit, the hometown of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, and are on the move toward Baghdad as government troops crumble in their path. Their aim is to establish …

Friendly Fire: Five American Special Operations soldiers and one Afghan were killed by a “friendly” airstrike on their position. The team was conducting security operations prior to Saturday’s scheduled presidential runoff election when they came under attack by the Taliban. …

World: At least 27 people died, including 10 Taliban, in an all-night gun battle at Karachi’s international airport. Flames and smoke poured from the airport terminal. The attack on Pakistan’s largest airport began at a cargo area and VIP lounge. …

Bergdahl: Army doctors say Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is physically able to travel but not yet emotionally prepared to go home, according to a report in the NY Times. Bergdahl is in a military hospital in Germany. The paper says Bergdahl …

Nation: Actor and Comedian Tracy Morgan is in critical condition after a fatal car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike early this morning. Morgan had done a standup routine and was returning to New York on a limousine bus when …

World: World leaders gathered in Normandy today to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied invasion to free Europe from Nazi Germany. The inescapable irony is that Russian President Vladmir Putin, whose bullying of Ukraine threatens world peace, was present …