Amnesty International called Thursday for a thorough investigation into alleged war crimes by the Israeli military in Gaza related to the "unlawful" destruction of civilian infrastructure and agricultural land along the eastern border of the territory. In a report, it outlined the Israeli...

Israeli forces have withdrawn from Jenin and its camp after a 10-day “invasion”, the Palestine news agency said on Friday. Twenty-one people were killed in the city and camp, the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement. A Reuters witness said the Israeli forces left behind...

The continuous torrential rains in Niger have left some 273 people dead, either by drowning or by the collapse of their houses, according to an official statement on Thursday.  The General Directorate of Civil Protection of the West African nation said the floods affected 710,767 people...

German police shot dead a suspect on Thursday on a street near Israel’s Consulate General in Munich, Bavaria’s interior minister has said.   "The man was carrying a long gun and had fired a number of shots,” Joachim Herrmann told reporters, adding that police forces...