In a new terror training manual, al-Qaida followers are told to lie about their sexuality if approached by a woman who may be a spy sent by special services, according to reports.The handbook told followers to first “pray to Allah for steadfastness” and “find a realistic and sensible excuse” such as being a homosexual, to avoid the situation. The 64-page English guide was created by Taliban warlor

The congregation of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) in Indonesia again faces the threat of eviction from local hardliners who are now targeting the makeshift location where the church conducts its weekly service.A group of residents who live along Jl. K.H. Abdullah bin Nuh in Bogor, West Java, attempted to evict the GKI Yasmin congregation from the area on Sunday morning, but we

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israeli and Palestinian security forces are already taking precautions to avoid an outbreak of violence after an expected U.N. vote for Palestinian independence in September, officials on both sides said Sunday, reflecting shared concerns about the possibility of renewed fighting this fall.For now, Israeli and Palestinian officials said they do not want ― or expect ― armed hostili

BANGKOK (AP) -- The sister of Thailand's fugitive former prime minister led his loyalists to a landslide election victory Sunday, a stunning rout of the military-backed government that last year crushed protests by his supporters with a bloody crackdown that left the capital in flames.The results pave the way for Thaksin Shinawatra's youngest sister, widely considered his proxy, to become the nati

GILBERTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting in a rural area outside Philadelphia has left two people dead and three others injured, and a manhunt is under way for the shooter.Police were sent to Douglass Township in Montgomery County late Saturday after reports of a shooting.First Assistant District Attorney Kevin R. Steele confirmed with The Associated Press on Sunday that a child and an

BANGKOK (AP) — The proxy party of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared poised for victory Sunday in fractious Thailand's elections, preliminary results from the Election Commission showed. If confirmed, the outcome would mark an extraordinary political comeback for Thaksin and his allies five tumultuous years after his overthrow in a military coup.With 56 percent of the vote counted,

DAMASCUS (AFP) ― Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacked the governor of Hama on Saturday, a day after hundreds of thousands rallied against the regime in the hotbed city, as activists said the latest crackdown cost 28 lives.Anti-regime dissent billowed on Friday in response to a call by a Facebook group for massive protests to demand the ouster of Assad and his autocratic regime.In Hama alone, 50