Jordan's state news agency Petra says a helicopter of the Public Security Department crashed during a night training mission, leaving one pilot dead and another seriously injured. Petra says the helicopter crashed late Tuesday near the city of Salt in western Jordan. There was no immediate word...

Israel would consider a French invitation to peace talks with the Palestinians, but believes France has made a mistake by saying it will recognize a Palestinian state if the talks fail, an Israeli government official said on Saturday. "If and when we get an invitation to a conference, we will...

Renewing a call for constitutional changes that would turn Turkey's political system into a presidential one, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he does not want the changes for himself but for Turkey's political stability. His comments Thursday during an address to civil society groups...

Seven members of Hamas' military wing were killed when a tunnel built for fighting against Israel collapsed this week in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist movement said Thursday. A statement from the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, said four militants managed to escape after the...