Hurricane Otto battered Nicaragua and Costa Rica with powerful winds and torrential rains on Friday, damaging homes, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing an undetermined number of deaths. The hurricane, which weakened rapidly after hitting the southeastern coast of Nicaragua, became a...

(The Daily Star)- The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc issued a statement Thursday calling for solidarity with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, state media reported. “[With regards] to the Syrian displaced brethren, and in particular, the dismantling of some encampments where they are...

Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard has called time on his playing career at the age of 36. Gerrard spent 17 years at his hometown club Liverpool, where he won seven major trophies, before ending his time on the pitch with an 18-month spell at LA Galaxy. "Following recent...

MODI'IN, Israel An easterly wind whipped up more forest and brush fires across Israel and the West Bank on Thursday, temporarily forcing the closure of a highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and a senior minister said he suspected many blazes were deliberate. A lack of rain combined with...