A Palestinian youth was seriously injured in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry. Israeli forces raided the city and searched a number of houses and shops, triggering clashes with local residents. Witnesses said Israeli...

A major 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook on Sunday northwestern Brazil, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was 89 kilometers (55 miles) west of Tarauaca, Brazil, and 329 kilometers (204 miles) east of Pucallpa, Peru. The quake struck Tarauaca at a...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will appoint a new envoy to Somalia, a U.N. spokesman said Friday, after failing to convince the country to retract its decision to expel the current representative over accusations of interference. Since Somalia's foreign ministry...

Malta's armed forces saved 180 migrants in two rescue operations in the Mediterranean Monday, less than 24 hours after picking up another group of 69. The army said a patrol boat picked up 28 migrants from a dinghy 114 km south-west of Malta and another 152 packed onboard a wooden...