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BEIRUT – The main Western-backed Syrian opposition group is calling on the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission to investigate an alleged poison gas attack on a rebel-held town. The Syrian National Coalition and activists inside Syria say the government carried out a chlorine gas attack on the town …

EDMONTON, Alberta – Royal Canadian Mounted Police say a teen has been arrested in Alberta and charged with terror-related offenses. The 17-year-old was taken into custody Thursday in Beaumont, a bedroom community south of Edmonton. Police said Friday that the teen is charged with trying to leave the country to …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Gunmen in eastern Afghanistan attacked passing vehicles on a darkened highway during a midnight assault Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, authorities said. The attack happened in Wardak province’s Sayad Abad district, where Taliban fighters hold much territory and launch frequent attacks on security forces. However, no …