Israel would consider a French invitation to peace talks with the Palestinians, but believes France has made a mistake by saying it will recognize a Palestinian state if the talks fail, an Israeli government official said on Saturday. "If and when we get an invitation to a conference, we will...

Four miners trapped underground for 36 days in a collapsed Chinese gypsum mine were pulled out late Friday, a rescue hailed as a "miracle" in a country with a poor track record on industrial accidents. The final operation to save the men trapped more than 200 meters (660 feet) underground took...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday said he could not comment on private email chains of his predecessor Hillary Clinton, saying they were being withheld at the request of the U.S. intelligence community. "I can't speak to the specifics of anything with respect to the...

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has ordered a probe into allegations of sex abuse by French soldiers in the Central African Republic, aides said Friday. The minister instructed French investigators to pursue the probe "as soon as he became aware of documents issued on January 19 by...