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September 29, 2016

Russia and Syria faced a growing chorus of international condemnation over their actions in Aleppo, but U.N.

September 29, 2016

Car bomb explodes near home of Egyptian judicial official

An Egyptian security official says a car bomb exploded near the home of a senior assistant to the country's prosecutor ...

September 29, 2016

Israel's Supreme Court rejects former PM Olmert's appeal

Israel's imprisoned former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces an additional eight months behind bars after the country's ...

September 29, 2016

UN rights council seeks greater monitoring of Yemen abuses

The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution calling for greater U.N. monitoring of rights abuses in ...

September 29, 2016

A look at some of Israel's prime ministers

Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday, was both a former president and prime minister, the only person in Israel to hold both jobs

September 29, 2016

Russia accuses US of nurturing aggressive nuclear strategy

Amid the widening U.S.-Russian spat over Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a strongly-worded statement ...

September 29, 2016

UN warns of 'disaster' once Iraqi troops take on IS in Mosul

A looming Iraqi military operation against the Islamic State group in Mosul could spark "one of the largest man-made ...

September 29, 2016

UEFA fines Celtic for fans' Palestinian flags at Hapoel game

UEFA has fined Celtic 10,000 euros ($11,200) for fans displaying dozens of Palestinian flags at a Champions League game ...

September 29, 2016

4 dead, 23 missing after boat sinks off southwest Turkey

Turkey's state-run news agency says the coast guard has rescued four people and recovered four bodies after an inflatable ...

September 29, 2016

Pope urges greater efforts for peace in the Middle East

Pope Francis is urging the world not to look the other way from war and suffering in the Middle East and appealed to leaders ...

September 29, 2016

OPEC deal shows cartel's resolve _ and desperation

OPEC's unexpected agreement to trim production shows the cartel still has the resolve — and even desperation — to try to ...

September 29, 2016

Tumult to tranquility: Migrant family finds peace in Germany

They fled Iraq just ahead of an Islamic State group onslaught in which thousands of their fellow Yazidis were enslaved or ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Russia says US boycott would help 'terrorists'

The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 10:45 p.m. The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman says a U.S.

September 29, 2016

Erdogan hints state of emergency can be extended to a year

Turkey's president hinted on Thursday that the three-month state of emergency declared following the failed July 15 coup ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Bill Clinton, Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem

The Latest on funeral preparations and a nation in mourning at the death of Israel's ninth President, Shimon Peres (all times ...

September 29, 2016

Israelis pay respects to Peres, Clinton arrives in Israel

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton joined thousands of Israeli mourners Thursday who paid their respects to the late Shimon ...

September 28, 2016

Dynamo Kiev holds Besiktas to 1-1 draw in Champions League

Substitute Viktor Tsygankov scored a second-half goal for Dynamo Kiev to salvage a 1-1 draw at Besiktas in the Champions ...

September 28, 2016

Russian military says it's ready to talk to US about Aleppo

The Russian military said Wednesday it's ready to resume contacts with its U.S. counterparts over the situation in Syria, ...

September 28, 2016

Arabs greet Peres death with silence and animosity

Israel's Shimon Peres was widely admired around the world as a peacemaker and visionary, but the view in the Arab world was ...