German support for military involvement in the campaign against Islamic State has risen sharply with 42 percent backing action, a poll showed on Wednesday shortly before ministers make their case to parliament for a new mission. In direct response to a French appeal for solidarity after the...

An explosion on Tuesday near a central Istanbul subway station has injured at least one person, the province's governor said. The blast occurred at an intersection in Bayrampasa district on the European side at around 6.00 p.m. local time (1600GMT). One person was injured, the governor Vasip...

Six children died in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday after a fire caused by a suspected electrical fault engulfed the dormitory of their religious school, emergency workers said. The boys, aged between 10 and 13 years, were killed as they slept when the fire broke out at 2:40 a.m....

Israeli security forces shot dead a suspected Palestinian assailant who tried to stab a man at a busy intersection near a West Bank settlement on Tuesday, police said, a location that has seen several incidents during two months of violence. A police spokeswoman said the...