ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA (AP) — Yemen's  Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack  against a commercial ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest escalation despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway. The use of a boat...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Desperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan's arms, legs and neck, and screams misted his ears, as he spat out saltwater and fought for three hours to keep afloat in the night, dozens of miles from land. Although a poor swimmer, he lived — one of just 104 survivors...

Dozens of rockets were fired on Wednesday from southern Lebanon toward settlements in northern Israel following the Hezbollah confirmation of the death of one of its senior commanders in the ongoing confrontations with the Israeli army. The Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV also confirmed that a...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month  war between Israel and Hamas  in Gaza. The U.S.-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by...