The spokesman for Egypt's president is categorically denying Israeli reports that Egypt has proposed giving up part of Sinai Peninsula for the Palestinians to set up an independent state. In a statement, Alaa Youssef said the issue has not been discussed or presented "on any level."...

A government official says Afghanistan is ready to seek United Nations sanctions against suspected terrorist networks and their supporters, a veiled reference to neighbor Pakistan - whom Kabul accuses of aiding Taliban insurgents, particularly the Haqqani network. At a conference Thursday,...

A Swedish citizen was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday for inciting people to finance ISIS through Facebook, a landmark case for the country. In a Facebook account linked to Ahmad Qadan, 34, a post written in Swedish and published on August 21, 2013 said: "Help us supply our brothers...

Hundreds of high-school students protested in Paris over police use of force Thursday, blocking the entrances to a dozen schools before heading to a banned street rally where riot police turned out in large numbers. The protest was the latest of several, many in northern suburbs of Paris,...