Rising casualties among local Afghan forces who are trained and supported by American troops and the growing presence of an ISIS-affiliated group are becoming growing concerns for commanders, the top U.S. general in the region told Fox News.
Rio de Janeiro police say they have rescued eight people who were being forced to work in a sex-trafficking ring at the beaches near the main Olympic hub.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she expects Great Britain to leave the European Union after a majority there voted leave, even though an online petition calling for a second referendum attracted more than 4 million signatures.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will fund a $12.9 million plan to strengthen two Israeli settlements in the southern West Bank.
The son of Usama bin Laden warned that Al Qaeda would take revenge against the U.S. for assassinating his father in 2011, according to audio released by the terror network's media arm.
France and Portugal fans from as far afield as Switzerland and the South Pacific gathered Sunday at the Stade de France stadium or took in the sights in Paris as they prepared to watch their teams meet in the European Championship final.
A Thai news website says one of its journalists was detained by police in central Thailand while reporting on a group opposed to the military government.
An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that unknown gunmen have injured a lawmaker and a local governor after opening fire on their car and killing their driver, in the west of the country.
Police say more than 120 officers were injured and 86 demonstrators have been detained during leftist riots in the German capital which police call "the most aggressive and violent protests in the last five years." Berlin police said in a statement Sunday that protesters threw bottles, cobblestones and fireworks, destroyed cars and attacked officers.
A U.S. Air Force spokesman says that Italian law enforcement authorities have called off the search for a missing airman in the area where he disappeared in northern Italy.