Two UN peacekeepers have been wounded when mortar rounds fired from Syria hit their base in the Israeli-held sector of the Golan Heights, according to the Israeli army spokesperson. Israel public radio said the two were lightly wounded in Monday's incident. "Mortar shells hit the Golan in Ein...

(Reuters) - Police on horseback charged hundreds of ethnic Ethiopian citizens in central Tel Aviv on Sunday as an anti-racism protest descended into one of the most violent demonstrations in Israel's commercial capital in years. The protesters, Israeli Jews of Ethiopian...

(Reuters) - Nearly 5,800 migrants were plucked from boats off the coast of Libya and 10 bodies were recovered in less than 48 hours, Italy's coast guard said, in one of the biggest rescue operations this year. Two weeks after nearly 900 boat people drowned in the worst...

Asian stocks bounced off lows on Monday and the Australian dollar pared early losses as weak China factory activity reinforced views that Beijing will roll out fresh support measures soon for the world's second-largest economy. Spreadbetters expected the equity markets to open...