CAIRO – Egypt’s Cabinet has decided to rename a square where security forces broke up a pro-Islamist sit-in two years ago in honor of the country’s chief prosecutor, who was assassinated last month. The decision Wednesday names the square after Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat, who was killed on June 29 …

The United States said Wednesday that an unarmed military surveillance drone crashed in Iraq last week after suffering technical complications. The drone, an MQ-1, crashed on its way back to a recovery base after an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission, U.S. Central Command said. Communication was lost with the drone …

The Lame Duck session presents the first test for Republican leadership in the House and Senate since the American people overwhelmingly spoke on Election Day. As usual, President Obama and congressional Democrats are playing their Washington games. They are trying to scare and intimidate Republicans in Congress into funding their …

Is this the dumbest idea of the 2016 campaign? Or is it the smartest? The New York Times recently reported that several top Republican donors wanted GOP candidates to boycott the primary debates to signal their distaste for billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump. Turning their backs on Trump would …

SANAA, Yemen – Saudi-backed Yemeni troops and their allies clashed with Shiite Houthi rebels in a strategic town north of the port city of Aden Sunday, security and military officials from both sides of the conflict said. The pro-government fighters had withdrawn from the town of Sabr earlier in the …

BEIJING – China’s stock market tumbled this week despite a massive government intervention aimed at halting a slide in prices that began last month following an explosive rise. On Monday, the Shanghai Composite Index suffered its biggest daily fall since 2007. Here’s what the sell-off means for China economy and …

MOSCOW – Russia’s security chief says the Islamic State group has recruited nationals of more than 100 countries, posing a long-term threat to global stability. Alexander Bortnikov, the head of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main KGB successor agency, said at Wednesday’s security conference that IS’s aim is …

MOSCOW – A Kremlin aide says Russia and France have agreed on a refund amount for an undelivered French warship. Vladimir Kozhin, an adviser to President Vladimir Putin, said Thursday in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency that the two countries have completed their talks on how much …

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Cameroon officials say they have expelled more than 3,000 Nigerians as part of the fight against the Nigerian-born Islamic extremist group which has launched attacks across borders. Midjiyawa Bakary, governor of Cameroon’s Far North region, says authorities have also arrested hundreds of Cameroonians and Nigerians accused of …

LOS ANGELES – Authorities searching for a gunman linked to a kidnapping, killing and wounding of two deputies have closed a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern Sierra Nevada. Kern County sheriff’s spokesman Ray Pruitt said Thursday the search remains focused on a 5-square-mile portion of sparsely …