GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead three protesters along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza medics said, hours after the United Nations human rights chief criticized Israel for using “excessive force” against demonstrators. Israeli troops have killed 41 Palestinians and wounded...

Israel must stop the excessive use of force by its security forces along the Gaza border and must hold to account those responsible for the many deaths and injuries sustained by Palestinians in the past month, the U.N. human rights chief said Friday. U.N. High Commissioner for Human...

Research by Chinese geologists suggests that the mountain above North Korea’s main nuclear test site has likely collapsed, rendering it unsafe for further testing and requiring that it be monitored for any leaking radiation. The findings by the scientists at the University of Science and...

Twin explosions in the center of the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded at least three people Wednesday, officials said, amid there were conflicting reports about the cause of the blast. With the city on high alert following Sunday's deadly attack on a voter registration center that killed...