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Israel army shoots, wounds Palestinian man in W. Bank

A Palestinian man was injured by Israeli army gunfire on Sunday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Salfit, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Palestinian officials said the man was shot by a real bullet and was taken to Rafidia Hospital where he is in stable condition now....

Eyeing 2020, Gillibrand Rejects Earlier Immigration Stance

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said her prior hawkish immigration stances, including opposition to giving “amnesty to illegal aliens,” were lacking in empathy. The newly announced Democratic presidential hopeful from New York, who’s moved left since her time representing a more...

Lebanon uses Arab summit to call for return of Syria refugees

Lebanon urged world powers to step up efforts for Syrian refugees to return home regardless of a political solution to the conflict in its war-wracked neighbour, as it hosted Sunday an Arab summit It also proposed the creation of an Arab bank to finance reconstruction in Arab countries...

Democratic transition in Venezuela seems possible, analysts say

After an election victory slammed as fraudulent by the opposition and international community, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has begun a new term that will see him in office until 2025, his grip on power seemingly firmer than ever. So why are analysts talking up a hope for political...