At least 178 Palestinians were killed and 16,200 others were injured by Israeli forces in 2015, according to official figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The ministry also said that a total of 143 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli soldiers and police in occupied East...

British lawmakers on Tuesday urged the country to accept thousands of Syrian child refugees who otherwise face a “perilous journey” across Europe. Members of parliament’s International Development Committee said unaccompanied children risked exploitation on their journey. Chairman...

Islamic State threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh's execution of 47 people including 43 convicted al Qaeda militants. The militant group, which has claimed responsibility for attacks in the kingdom and stepped up operations in neighboring...

Turkish security forces have killed at least 14 militants in the mainly Kurdish southeast, the military said on Tuesday, as an army campaign to quell fighting that has spread to the streets of cities entered a third week. A member of the "village guard", a Kurdish militia fighting...