The UN Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch and said it would adopt soon a sanctions resolution "in response to these dangerous and serious violations." The statement was backed by China, Pyongyang's ally, and the 14 other council members during an...

 The Iraqi Prime Minister is dismissing plans to build a wall around the Iraqi capital, according to a statement released by his office Saturday night. The plan for the wall was originally drafted by the Interior Ministry as an effort to prevent ISIS group attacks inside Baghdad....

Israeli police say a soldier has been stabbed in southern Israel. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the soldier was standing near the central bus station in the southern city of Ashkelon Sunday when he was stabbed in his torso. He was lightly wounded. The stabber was shot and apprehended....

Tunisia's defense minister has visited an anti-jihadi fence that's being built on the country's border with Libya to stop Islamist militants from entering Tunisian territory. Defense Minister Farhat Horchani inspected the first completed part of the 196-kilometer (122-mile) fence Saturday,...