Passionately waiting to welcome young Palestinian researchers at the Birzeit University in occupied West Bank, Majdi Mafarja is happy to see his fellow Palestinians defying Israeli restrictions to take their ideas for creating breakthroughs to the Falling Wall Conference in Berlin. Falling...

 A Syrian man has allegedly shot dead his wife for refusing to go with his mother to a relative’s wedding, local media reported. The incident happened in Rural Damascus on Friday when the husband shot his wife several times with a firearm after refusing to accompany his mother to the...

Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to a review of nearly 12 million files...

ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — Libya’s coast guard Sunday intercepted two boats carrying more than 550 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s shore, the U.N. refugee agency said. It marked the latest sea interceptions amid a surge of crossings and attempted crossings from the North African...