Turkey's coast guard says it rescued 40 migrants stuck on an island after they attempted the crossing to Greece. In a statement Monday, the coast guard said it dispatched two helicopters and one boat following a rescue request call by a migrant. Aerial footage showed groups of people on...

Dozens of Palestinians suffered a temporary asphyxiation from teargas canisters fired by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to a local Palestinian official. Israeli forces used teargas bombs and rubber bullets to disperse Palestinians, who gathered to prevent...

Turkish Coast Guard on Monday began an operation to rescue 40 irregular migrants stranded in Yumurta island in Aegean sea, sources said. At least 10 of the migrants were rescued during the operation in northern Aegean, off the coast of Turkey’s Balikesir, said the sources, who asked not to...

Iraqi officials said five people were killed in a car bomb blast in the city of Tikrit Sunday, the latest security breach to rattle the country in recent weeks. Sixteen others were wounded in the blast that set fires on both sides of a commercial street in the heart of the city, according to...