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A senior Palestinian official died Wednesday after being beaten by Israeli forces during a protest march in the West Bank,…

France's last remaining hostage, Serge Lazarevic, arrived home Wednesday after three years at the hands of Islamist militants, to be…

More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said…

Saudi authorities have extended the detention of two women's rights activists, one of whom tried to drive into the kingdom…

The Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday posted photographs appearing to show jihadists throw a "gay" off…

Leaders of energy-rich Gulf monarchies meet on Tuesday to hammer out a common strategy to fight the threat from Islamic…

The Israeli military committed war crimes during its Gaza offensive this summer and must be investigated, human rights monitor Amnesty…

Egypt's prosecutor general Monday referred to trial 71 students of the prestigious Al-Azhar University on charges of joining the outlawed…

Israel stressed on Monday that it has a policy of preventing arms transfers to militant groups, a day after Syria…

Australian scientists said Monday they had made a breakthrough in increasing the efficiency of solar panels, which they hope could…