Hearing for man charged in 2 Iraqi killings to resume May 15

Ahmed, who became a U.S. citizen in 2015, is accused of leading an al-Qaida group that fatally shot two police officers. He operated a driving school in Phoenix until his arrest as part of an extradition request made by the Iraqi government.

US strikes Taliban forces, in first hit since peace deal

The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike against Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, only days after American and Taliban officials signed an ambitious peace deal in the Mideastern state of Qatar.

Thailand shooting: soldier kills 20 and injures 31 in rampage

Police said they have secured the mall, and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said there were no more bodies left inside. But he added, "we don't know whether there are any additional injuries or deaths or not." He did not say whether the shooter had been found.

Arizona judge calls for retrial of 1 count in Texas attack

A U.S. judge refused to toss out the entire case against a Phoenix man convicted of providing guns and training two friends who attacked a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest outside Dallas but said he should be retried on a single count of transporting weapons across state lines.