Hong Kong authorities granted protesters permission to march this weekend, organizers said on Thursday, giving the green light to a rally seen as a gauge of the pro-democracy movement’s support following its sweeping victory in local elections. The Civil Human Right Front, the group that...

Israeli police said Wednesday they had arrested two Palestinians from east Jerusalem suspected of plotting with the Islamic State group to attack Israelis in the Holy City. A police statement said "concrete intelligence" directed undercover officers disguised as Arabs to homes in the Jabel...

Trains cancelled, schools closed: France scrambled to make contingency plans Tuesday for a huge strike against pension overhauls that poses one of the biggest challenges yet to President Emmanuel Macron's sweeping reform drive. Paris metro and rail workers will walk off the job starting...

Eleven Tunisians were arrested during a night of clashes between protesters and police in the central region of Sidi Bouzid, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after the self-immolation of a young man sparked outrage. Clashes in Jelma started after the death last Friday of a 25-year-old...