20 minutes from modern Jerusalem, a Palestinian village is stranded in the past
JUBBET ADH DHIB, West Bank — Let there be light. That is a plea of residents of this Palestinian village who have waited nearly...
E.U. authorities brace for wave of Islamic State fighters after Mosul assault
BRUSSELS — A long-awaited offensive this week to dislodge the Islamic State from its stronghold city of Mosul is fueling fears of renewed terrorist...
China’s plan to organize its society relies on ‘big data’ to rate everyone
BEHIND THE FIREWALL: How China tamed the Internet |This is part of a series examining the impact of China’s Great Firewall, a mechanism of...
Pictures of two Egyptian children engaged to be married trigger outrage — once again
Cairo: At the wedding, held in a province about 75 miles north of Cairo, the guests didn’t find it strange. Some would later tell...
Plans to send heavier weapons to CIA-backed rebels in Syria stall amid White House skepticism
As rebel-held sections of Aleppo crumbled under Russian bombing this month, the Obama administration was secretly weighing plans to rush more firepower to CIA-backed...
The whole world is laughing at Donald Trump in SNL’s new debate sketch
A week after drawing an unhappy response from Donald Trump for its portrayal of him in its spoof of the second presidential debate, "Saturday Night...
Isis kills dozens and seizes hostages in counter-attack on Kirkuk
Battered and in retreat over much of northern Iraq, Islamic State has launched a surprise counterattack far from its last redoubt of Mosul, taking...
Trump says countries are turning on US because ‘the world hates Obama’
Donald Trump has claimed that Barack Obama and the US are loathed around the world, driving countries such as the Philippines into the arms...
‘All she wants to do is campaign:’ Trump on Michelle Obama
Donald Trump took a rare swipe at Michelle Obama on the campaign trail on Friday. For much of the campaign, the Republican nominee has...
Major cyber attack disrupts internet service across Europe and US
US officials are investigating multiple attacks that caused widespread online disruption on both sides of the Atlantic on Friday.The incident took offline some of...
Taming the ‘big tigers’ won’t be easy for China’s president
A meeting of China's top Communist Party officials will debate the proposed regulations obliging cadres to declare their assets and those of their spouses...
Taliban ‘too strong’ to enter peace talks with Kabul
The Taliban have denied reports they had held talks with Afghan officials in Qatar. Many experts also believe it's unlikely that the insurgents could...