A German journalist who is on trial in Turkey on terror-related charges returned to Germany Sunday after a Turkish court ruled that she could leave the country. Mesale Tolu flew to Stuttgart days after the court decision became public, a ruling that German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas...

Israel will reopen the Erez border crossing with the Gaza Strip Monday, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said, a week after closing it due to clashes. Lieberman said Sunday that the decision to reopen Erez, the only crossing for people in the north of the Palestinian enclave, was made...

Israel's prime minister said on Sunday that Jews were still at risk even decades after the Holocaust as he wrapped up a groundbreaking visit to Lithuania, a Baltic state once home to his forefathers. "For the Jewish people, what has changed in these 75 years? Not the attempts to destroy...

Prolific US playwright Neil Simon, who won more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer, died Sunday aged 91, according to reports. A legend of American theater, he was responsible for such works as "The Odd Couple," "The Sunshine Boys," "Barefoot in the Park" and...