The United Nations has asked Australia to urgently evacuate detainees from the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, saying it bears responsibility for their deteriorating health conditions. Worsening mental health has left some of the children among the refugees in a...

Palestinians in the northern West Bank say a woman has been killed after being struck in the head by a stone thrown by Israeli settlers. A relative says Aisha Rabi, 48, was traveling with her husband and two daughters to their home in Bidya early Saturday when their vehicle was pelted...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi dissident who went missing last week after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, tweeted about a range of critical regional issues in the days leading up to his (as-yet-unexplained) disappearance.  Along with the Palestine-Israel issue, the crisis in...

 Israeli forces killed six Palestinians Friday during border protests along Gaza's border, a spokesman for Gaza's Health Ministry said. The spokesman added that 112 Palestinians were also wounded, including 85 by Israeli fire. Israeli military officials said they were...