JERUSALEM – An Israeli settler leader says the number of settlers in the West Bank grew at nearly twice the rate of Israel's overall population last year. Yaakov Katz says the settler population reached over 435,000 people last year, up…
Israel on Monday successfully tested its Arrow-3 system. (Israeli Ministry of Defense) Israel successfully tested its new Arrow missile defense system Monday, the Defense Ministry announced in a tweet, the accomplishment capping a program that’s seen a series of delays…
Geophysicist Matthew Falder is seen in an undated booking photograph handed out by the National Crime Agency. (Reuters) A British academic who went by the online aliases of “evilmind” and “666devil” was sentenced to 32 years in prison Monday for…
A woman wrote that she didn't care if "the whole street collapsed" but wanted the ambulance to be moved. (West Midlands Ambulance Service) A British woman was arrested Monday after she allegedly left a scathing note on an ambulance that…
JERUSALEM – Benjamin Netanyahu traces his meteoric rise in Israeli politics to his days as a telegenic media star who dazzled audiences in both English and Hebrew. But he has also had a rocky relationship with Israel's notoriously aggressive media,…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's defense minister says the planned deployment of 1,000 troops to Saudi Arabia does not violate a parliamentary resolution against taking part in combat operations in Yemen. Khurram Dastigir told the Senate on Monday that the troops would…
KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait's ruling emir has reportedly invited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to his country to resolve tensions after a Filipina maid was found dead in a freezer. That's according to a report Monday by Kuwait's state-run KUNA news…
Rescuers recover a body as they search for survivors at the collapse of a garbage mound in Mozambique. (AP) At least 17 people were killed and several others were injured when a massive garbage mound partially collapsed in Mozambique’s capital…
A male orangutan was found riddled with at least 130 air gun pellets in Borneo earlier this month. (Center for Orangutan Protection) Four farmers and a 13-year-old boy in Indonesia admitted they stabbed, clubbed, and shot a male orangutan with…
MILAN – Video footage of a British model leading Italian police to locations connected to her alleged kidnapping has been played at the trial of the man charged with abducting her. The evidence shown in court Monday features the model,…
PARIS – The French government has presented a plan to ensure the survival of wolves in the country as farmers repeatedly protest about financial losses caysed bt attacks on livestock. Environment minister Nicolas Hulot's plan, presented Monday, aims to have…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico's federal Attorney General's Office says two bodies found in a car have been confirmed to be those of two prosecution agents kidnapped Feb. 5 and forced to appear on a video by a drug gang. The…
ISIS claimed responsibility Monday for the deadly attack on Orthodox churchgoers in Russia that left at least five women dead. In a statement posted on an ISIS-affiliated website, the group said a Muslim fighter attacked a "a Christian temple" in…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rumbling Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra shot billowing columns of ash more than 16,400 feet into the atmosphere and hot clouds down its slopes on Monday. There were no fatalities or injuries from the…
LONDON – A judge in Britain has sentenced a prolific pedophile to 38 years in prison in what is being described as a watershed moment for authorities coming to grips with technology's ability to spread depravity. Geophysicist Matthew Falder admitted…
BELGRADE, Serbia – Two U.S. and two Ukrainian citizens have been arrested in Serbia for trying to photograph the military security headquarters in downtown Belgrade with a drone. A Serbian state TV report Monday did not identify the four or…
KUWAIT CITY – A lawyer says two Kuwaiti ruling family members have been found guilty of insulting the country's National Assembly speaker. Sheikh Athbi Al Sabah, a nephew of Kuwait's ruling emir and former head of Kuwait's National Security Office,…
JERUSALEM – Israeli energy company Delek Drilling has announced a $15 billion deal to supply natural gas to Egypt. Delek and its U.S. partner, Noble Energy, signed a deal Monday to sell a total of 64 billion cubic meters of…
JOHANNESBURG – Mozambican media say at least 17 people died when heavy rains triggered the partial collapse of a huge mound of garbage in Mozambique's capital, Maputo. Radio Mocambique reported Monday that rescue workers believe more bodies could be buried…
KUWAIT CITY – In Kuwait, activists have been gathering nightly to peacefully demonstrate against their government — something that elsewhere in the Arabian Peninsula would see protesters tear-gassed, beaten, arrested and sentenced to prison. The rallies, just across the street…
JOHANNESBURG – South African authorities are escalating an anti-corruption drive against a business family linked to former president Jacob Zuma, saying they could seek Interpol's help to track suspects believed to be out of the country. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula…
MALE, Maldives – The president of the Maldives has asked Parliament to extend a state of emergency by two weeks as political turmoil continues in the country. The 85-member Parliament was expected to vote on the proposal later Monday, a…
PARIS – Morocco's king has ordered an investigation into a deadly train crash that killed six people. In a statement Monday, Morocco's interior ministry said King Mohammed VI is creating a joint commission to investigate the causes of the rail…
CAIRO – Egypt's military says three troops, including an officer, were killed in restive Sinai in fighting with militants. They are the first casualties Egypt has announced from an offensive Cairo launched on Feb. 9. Military spokesman Tamer al-Rifai said…