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RICHMOND, Va. – A Russian man charged with leading a Taliban attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan has lost his bid to avoid trial in federal court in Virginia. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson on Monday rejected Irek Hamidullin’s claim that he’s a prisoner of war and therefore cannot be …

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 …