The bodies were "hanged inside the city in order to be a life lesson for other kidnappers,” the deputy governor of Herat said.

Millions of Germans are heading to the polls on Sunday in an election that will change the face of Germany, and Europe.

The U.S. has built many layers of protection against attack, and toughness doesn’t require perpetual military conflict.

China made a big splash at the United Nations General Assembly, with President Xi Jinping announcing the country would stop building new coal plants abroad, which, if fulfilled, would cut off all international public support for the dirtiest fossil fuel....

In My Year Off, Robert McCrum wrote in absorbing detail about the consequences of a massive stroke that left him paralyzed on the left side at the age of 42. This acclaimed memoir was followed by a mix of novels and nonfiction, including a magisterial...