NASA astronaut Christina Koch is going to have her mission on the International Space Station (ISS) extended to nearly 11 months, which would set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, the US space agency said Wednesday. Koch, 40, arrived on the ISS on March 14 with two other crew...

Israeli forces rounded up nine Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military on Wednesday.  In a statement, the army said that the individuals had been detained for “suspected involvement in popular hostile activities”. ...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday implored people in areas hit by the nation’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak to accept the disease is real and trust health workers. Mistrust of first responders and widespread misinformation propagated by some community leaders has led many in...

Egypt’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment by which presidential terms will be extended from four to six years in duration, according to state-run daily Al-Ahram. In a Tuesday voting session, MPs also voted in favor of allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for a...