A Palestinian youth was seriously injured in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry. Israeli forces raided the city and searched a number of houses and shops, triggering clashes with local residents. Witnesses said Israeli...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Bosnia Herzegovina Geeta Narayan said that young people are leaving Bosnia because they lost patience. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in an interview, Narayan said that youth of Bosnia has lost the patience due to lack of hearing...

A major 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook on Sunday northwestern Brazil, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was 89 kilometers (55 miles) west of Tarauaca, Brazil, and 329 kilometers (204 miles) east of Pucallpa, Peru. The quake struck Tarauaca at a...

   (Eqtsad)- Tobacco cultivation has re-emerged in Daraa province as war ends in the southern province after bloody years in the cradle of the Syrian revolution. Fathi al-Muhammad, agricultural engineer who was dismissed from his governmental job, said that the...

Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip arrested five men Saturday over a raid at the Palestinian Authority's media headquarters, in which valuable equipment was destroyed. Five armed men attacked the offices of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation in Gaza City Friday, trashing...

Police in California on Saturday said three people were killed and four were injured in a shooting at a bowling alley near Los Angeles. Sergeant Ronald Harris of the Torrance Police Department confirmed to AFP that officers responded at 11:54 pm on Friday to reports of gunfire at Gable...

Norwegian Air Shuttle said Friday one of its Boeing 737s has been stuck in Iran for three weeks after an unscheduled landing due to engine problems, as U.S. restrictions reportedly create headaches for the airline and possibly passengers. The aircraft was en route from Dubai to Oslo with 192...

All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with U.S. sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said, noting that Tehran was hopeful to find new buyers. The United States withdrew from a...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will appoint a new envoy to Somalia, a U.N. spokesman said Friday, after failing to convince the country to retract its decision to expel the current representative over accusations of interference. Since Somalia's foreign ministry...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will seek an update to Saudi Arabia's investigation into the October killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he visits Riyadh during a trip to the Middle East next week, the State Department said Friday. Pompeo will also visit Jordan, Egypt,...

Armed men raided the headquarters of Palestinian Authority media in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip Friday, station staff said, causing damage to equipment. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the incident, though the staff and a PA official said they held Hamas responsible....

A third woman has worshipped at an Indian flashpoint temple in Kerala, police said Friday, two days after the entry of two others for the first time since a landmark court ruling in September sparked violent protests. "She entered the temple yesterday night. She is 47 years old and came...

A Chinese lunar rover began exploring the terrain Friday in the world's first mission on the surface of the far side of the moon. Jade Rabbit 2 drove off a ramp and onto the soft, snow-like surface after a Chinese spacecraft made the first-ever soft landing Thursday on the moon's far...

Ousted Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. chairman Carlos Ghosn is set to make his first public appearance in seven weeks at a Tokyo court Tuesday after he requested an open hearing to hear the reason for his continued detention. Ghosn has been held in a detention center since his Nov. 19 arrest on...

 The Iranian navy will deploy warships to the western Atlantic Ocean from March, a top commander said Friday, as the Islamic Republic seeks to increase the operating range of its naval forces to the backyard of the United States, its arch foe. The presence of U.S. aircraft carriers...

The United Nations' envoy for Yemen is heading to the region this weekend to talk with government and rebel leaders as international efforts aimed at ending Yemen's civil war continue. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Thursday that envoy Martin Griffiths plans to visit Yemen's...

Turkish police on Friday launched nationwide raids to detain nearly 150 people, including military personnel, suspected of ties to the group blamed for the 2016 attempted coup, local media reported. Prosecutors in Istanbul, Konya and Ankara issued arrest warrants for 137 people as part...

Japan's prime minister confirmed in his New Year's news conference that the era name for the new emperor's reign will be disclosed April 1. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that 2019 will mark pivotal times for Japan, repeatedly referring to Emperor Akihito's stepping down....

House Democrats have approved a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump’s promised border wall. The largely party-line votes by the new Democratic majority came after Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House briefing room to pledge a continued fight...

Major auto makers announced their end-of-year US sales totals Thursday, showing a slowing market even as Americans' demand for more expensive SUVs and trucks drove up prices. US consumers continued the trend away from small cars and sedans, but appeared increasingly squeezed by higher...