Turkey diverting civilian planes to avoid Syrian airspace

ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- In a sign of escalating tensions, Turkey diverted its civilian planes Friday to avoid using Syrian airspace.

Alleged fraud puts U.S. troops at risk from roadside bombs

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A safety alert was issued on Thursday, October 11th to U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan after investigators found that a contractor allegedly failed to properly carry out a job aimed at reducing the threat of roadside bombs.

U.S. sends new acting ambassador to Libya

(CNN) -- The United States has a new charge d'affairs in Libya to oversee diplomatic efforts in the wake of Ambassador Chris Stevens' killing.

2 arrested at London airport in terror probe involving Syria

LONDON (CNN) -- British police arrested a man and a woman at London's Heathrow Airport as part of an probe into people traveling to Syria participate in alleged terror activities.

China factory workers strike over working conditions on iPhone 5 production lines

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Thousands of factory workers at Foxconn went on strike Friday, October 5th to protest their working conditions on the iPhone 5's production lines, according to a report from an independent workers' rights organization.

U.S. agrees to extend Seoul's ballistic missile range

SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea announced Sunday that it reached a deal with the United States that allows Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles, a move a senior security official says will deter military provocation from North Korea.

Israel shoots down drone over northern desert

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli air force shot down an unmanned drone Saturday over the northern Negev desert, the nation's military said.

2 Tunisians questioned about deadly Benghazi attack

(CNN) -- Two Tunisians are being questioned in Turkey in connection with an attack on the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi that left four dead, a U.S. official with knowledge of the investigation said Friday.

FBI visits site of embassy attack in Libya

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has dispatched an investigative team to the site of last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in eastern Libya, a senior administration official tells CNN.

Bodies found after landslide buries 18 schoolchildren in China

BEIJING (CNN) -- Ten bodies have been found after a landslide buried 18 Chinese elementary school students and a villager in southwest China, state media said Thursday.

Iraq suffers deadliest day in nearly a month

(CNN) -- At least 18 people were killed Sunday in a wave of bombings in Iraq, making it the country's deadliest day in nearly a month.

U.S. intelligence now believes Libya attack a terror assault

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. intelligence community has revised its assessment of the deadly attack on the American consulate in Libya, saying it now believes it was a deliberate terrorist assault.

VIDEO: Car bomb attack in Syria caught on camera

DAMASCUS, SYRIA -- Rebels, armed with explosives and guns, attacked a Syrian building  on Wednesday, September 26th -- and it was all caught on camera by Syrian State TV.

President Obama confronts Iran, Syria; UNGA debate opens

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Embroiled in his campaign for re-election, President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in a sweeping speech meant to honor slain Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, confront Iran and Syria, and highlight American involvement in the Middle East.

Panetta: U.S. surge troops out of Afghanistan

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- The 33,000 additional U.S. troops that President Barack Obama ordered to Afghanistan to tamp down the Taliban attacks nearly two years ago have now left the country, but a new wave of deadly insider attacks and a reassessment of how NATO troops partner with Afghans have raised questions about how well the military strategy is working.

Suicide attack kills 13 in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Suicide bombers struck at targets in Kabul and Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province on Tuesday, killing 13 people and wounding 15 others, including three NATO soldiers, Afghan officials said.

No let-up in Middle East protests over anti-Islam film

(CNN) -- Protests sparked by an online film that mocks Islam's holy prophet entered a second week Monday, September 17th raising questions about whether the furor is isolated or a sign of broader anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world.

FBI agents due in Libya as investigation into consulate attack widens

BENGHAZI, Libya (CNN) -- The FBI was expected to arrive Saturday in Libya to investigate the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador J.

Four arrested in connection with attack on U.S. consulate

BENGHAZI, Libya (CNN) -- Four people have been arrested in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that left U.S. Ambassador to Libya J.

Local Libyans say violence does not reflect who Libyans are

MILWAUKEE -- As an anti-Islam video continued to spawn protests and violence around the region, Libya's prime minister said Thursday at least one person has been arrested -- and others were in authorities' sights -- tied to the killings of a U.S. ambassador and three others this week.