Conflict

Taleban Abductions on Afghanistan's Road South

Fearful residents, officials and the Taleban all agree that Nangarhar is under threat.

Unfriendly Advances in Georgia

Russian forces draw new line around South Ossetia in barbed wire.

Syrians Divided on Western Intervention

As international plan was still taking shape, most but not all interviewees in rebel-held town thought limited air strikes would be effective.

Relatives Search Nairobi Morgue for Loved Ones

Dozens still missing, six days after militants attacked shopping centre.

Military Brings Nairobi Stand-Off to Close

Kenyan investigators and international experts sift through evidence left in mall debris.

Kenyan Military Moves in to End Mall Siege

Security forces try to defeat al-Shabab militants as deputy president flies home from The Hague.

Syria: Divisions on Military Strikes, Russian Initiative

Syria: After Talk of Strikes Subsides, Life Returns to “Normal”

But political differences continue.

Fighting Mountain Ghosts in Tunisia

Security sources say recent arrests mark progress in campaign to root out armed Islamists from their mountain retreats.

Syria: Stories from Raqqa

Self-taught artist Fatima Ibrahim’s sculptures depict scenes of suffering.