ANKARA, Turkey – The military says a Turkish soldier was killed from shots fired from Islamic State-controlled area across the border in Syria. A second soldier is reported missing. The military said the incident occurred Tuesday at a border post near the town of Kilis. The soldier disappeared following a …

CANBERRA, Australia – An overgrown sheep found lost in Australian scrubland was shorn for perhaps the first time on Thursday, yielding 42 kilograms (93 pounds) of wool, the shearer said. The woolly coat dwarfs that of New Zealand’s hermit ram dubbed Shrek who took six years to grow his massive …

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A manager has been fired and a drive-thru worker has been put on paid leave at a South Florida Arby’s restaurant accused of refusing to serve a police officer. The Atlanta-based company confirmed the disciplinary actions Friday. Pembroke Pines police say a sergeant attempted to order …

HERZLIYA, Israel – Former Israeli Mossad spy chief Meir Dagan says it is time for Israel to stop criticizing the United States over the nuclear deal it and world powers struck with Iran. Speaking Monday at the International Institute for Counterterrorism’s annual conference in the coastal city of Herzliya, Dagan …

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia will launch airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria within days and resettle an additional 12,000 refugees from the deepening humanitarian and security crisis in the Middle East, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday. He also announced that his government will pay an additional 44 …

Russia’s foreign minister admits it: Moscow is shipping military aid to the Assad regime. And, we’re not just talking spare parts. Advisors, troops, prefabricated housing and other infrastructure are showing up in Syria—a country torn asunder by years of civil war. Clearly, Moscow and Tehran are working hand in hand. …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – A police official says at least 19 people were killed after two buses collided on the highway linking Ivory Coast’s commercial capital and the country’s second-largest port. Seydou Ouattara, police commissioner for San Pedro, said Friday the accident took place Thursday about 185 miles (300 kilometers) …

The Southeastern Conference lived up to its rugged reputation on Saturday when Top 25 teams LSU, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida all lost conference games. No. 24 Auburn battered Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel in a 45-41 win over No. 7 Texas A&M to avenge the 63-21 shellacking …

It was like a scene from “Weekend at Bernie’s” when a Colombian soccer team recently got an unexpected fan. Friends brought a coffin with the body of a 17-year-old boy into a soccer match Sunday between Cucuta Deportivo and Envigado, according to Colombia Reports. Christopher Jacome, a big fan of …

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Patrick Kane scored on a backhand at 9:40 of overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Game 6 to clinch their second-round Western Conference series on Tuesday night. Kris Versteeg scored at 1:58 of the first and Corey …