Two more Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli forces in the northern area of the occupied West Bank, which raises the day's overall death toll to five.... More


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has lashed out at critics, saying those trying to tarnish his name do so with “low blows.”... More


At least 20 Palestinians have been shot and injured as Israeli forces stormed a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. ... More


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Haitian lawmakers have chosen an opposition senator to serve as interim president for 120 days after disputed elections left the country without a president.... More


Pentagon officials say they have stepped up airstrikes against ISIL in Afghanistan, launching about 20 airstrikes in the eastern region of Afghanistan over the last three weeks. ... More


In Australia, two women hung from a bridge and unfurled a giant banner over a Melbourne freeway reading "Let Them Stay," as a protest against the government's plans to relocate 267 asylum seekers from Australia to detention camps on Nauru. ... More


Venezuela’s Supreme Court (TSJ) has confirmed that an emergency economic decree was now in place, allowing President Nicolas Maduro special powers to tackle the country's financial crisis.... More


Negotiators have agreed to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns. The agreement on Friday came following a marathon meeting in Munich aimed at resurrecting peace talks that collapsed last week. ... More


Israeli military forces have demolished more than 40 Palestinian houses and residential structures in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its land expropriation policies to uproot Palestinians.... More


A UN human rights expert has slammed Israel for using excessive force against Palestinian protesters amid ongoing tensions between the two sides in the occupied territories. ... More


Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño has criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron for his response to the recent ruling by the United Nations regarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. ... More


A U.S. court has ordered the State Department to release thousands of more Hillary Clinton's e-mails during her term as secretary of state by the end of this month. ... More


Spanish police have stormed the houses and offices of a former top official and a corporate executive as part of an investigation into high-level corruption. ... More


The Daesh terrorist group has used chemical weapons in its attacks and is capable of making small quantities of the deadly gases, says the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director. ... More


Thousands of campesinos took to the streets in Guatemala on Wednesday and blocked traffic in the capital city to put pressure on President Jimmy Morales to make political and economic reforms to benefit rural workers, local media has reported.... More


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