(Reuters) - Two suspected Palestinian men armed with axes and knives killed four people in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, Israeli police and emergency services said, the deadliest such attack in the city in years. The attack took place...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said Monday they will reinstate their ambassadors to Qatar after withdrawing them in an unprecedented move eight months ago. The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which also includes Kuwait and...

Japan’s economy fell into recession Monday in a set back for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration, local media reported. The second successive quarter of negative growth will put pressure on the government to postpone a planned sales tax increase, the Kyodo news...

Clashes broke out in several neighborhoods of East Jerusalem overnight after a Palestinian driver was found hanged late Sunday in an Israeli bus in West Jerusalem, eyewitnesses said. Israeli security forces used stun grenade and tear gas to disperse protesters who...