Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, took to the streets in and near Sudan's capital Khartoum Monday, continuing a three-month wave of demonstrations that has posed the most serious challenge yet to President Omar al-Bashir's three-decade rule. Students, activists and other protesters...

Israeli forces on Monday hunted a Palestinian who they said killed two people in the occupied West Bank, an attack that put security back at the forefront of the country's electoral campaign. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose popularity rests largely on his reputation as a security...

Investigators probing the Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia have found similarities in direction data with an aeroplane that came down off Indonesia, a source said, heightening pressure on the world’s biggest planemaker. The Ethiopian Airlines disaster killed 157 people eight days ago and...

French business leaders are calling for urgent action following Saturday's violent Yellow Vest protests, with the country’s critical tourism sector sounding the alarm as the spring travel season starts. Trails of smoke, smashed storefronts and ransacked shops are not the vision tourists...

German defence spending will rise next year but then drop off again as a percentage of GDP, Berlin said Monday, in news expected to anger US President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly attacked Germany and other NATO allies for falling far short of meeting the target of spending two...

The Israeli Security Forces violated international human rights and humanitarian law in Palestine's occupied Gaza strip, the UN commission said on Monday. "Some of those violations may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity, and must be immediately investigated by Israel," Betty...

The head of the Dutch counter-terror agency said there were shootings at "several" locations in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday. In a video statement on Twitter, Utrecht Mayor Jan van Zanen said three people were killed and nine injured, three of them seriously. He added that...

The death of a Kurdish activist on hunger strike in a Turkish prison sparked clashes between supporters and police near his grave on Monday as his lawyers and Kurdish party officials said he had committed suicide. Zulkuf Gezen, who died late Sunday, was one of scores of detainees on hunger...

Facebook said Monday it would begin directing some of its funds to support US journalism efforts to so-called "news deserts" with little or no media coverage. The leading social network said its Journalism Project Community Network would begin taking proposals in May from areas lacking in...

Iran's president on Monday urged Iranians to put a curse on the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia, reiterating his long-standing charge that the U.S. and its allies are responsible for the country's ailing economy. President Hassan Rouhani's remarks were meant to deflect criticism...

Several people were wounded in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, police said, adding that the shooter is still on the run. Emergency services flooded the area around a busy traffic intersection in the west of the city where the shooting took place. "A...

More than a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved a secret campaign to silence dissenters, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The campaign included surveillance, kidnapping, detention and torture of...

The French government admitted Sunday its security measures had been "insufficient" to stem an arson and looting rampage by black-clad anarchists during a "yellow vest" protest along the famous Champs-Elysees in Paris. Police appeared overwhelmed Saturday as demonstrators ran amok on the...

Asian markets rose Monday as investors tracked a positive lead from Wall Street on optimism over the China-US trade talks, while attention turns to the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting this week. The pound held gains as Prime Minister Theresa May tries to push her EU divorce deal...

The Apple Watch was able to detect irregular heart pulse rates that could signal the need for further monitoring for a serious heart rhythm problem, according to data from a large study funded by Apple Inc (AAPL.O), demonstrating a potential future role for wearable consumer technology in...

A Taliban assault on checkpoints killed 22 troops, officials said Sunday, as at least 50 Afghan security forces surrendered to the militants and around 100 tried to flee to neighbouring Turkmenistan after heavy fighting in Afghanistan’s northwest. The battles mark the latest setbacks for...

 Prime Minister Theresa May’s government was scrambling on Sunday to get support in parliament for her Brexit deal at the third time of asking, aiming to persuade doubters with threats and promises to avoid any move to oust her. After parliament backed a move to delay Brexit, May still...

The French government faced heavy criticism Sunday over failing to maintain law and order during an arson and looting rampage by "yellow vest" protesters along the famous Champs-Elysees in Paris. Some 80 shops and businesses along the avenue were vandalised on Saturday when the protesters...

After a second air disaster involving the 737 MAX 8, aviation giant Boeing swung into crisis mode, losing $25 billion of market capitalization and suffering a severe hit to its reputation. That was made worse by the company's response, according to industry experts, who described their...

emen’s Houthi group said they were building their ballistic capabilities and their forces stand ready to strike Riyadh and Abu Dhabi if implementation of a U.N. peace deal in the port city of Hodeidah is breached. A spokesman of the Houthi forces said the group has a “stockpile of missiles”...