Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops fired a mortar shell over the ceasefire line into a Palestinian residential area…
Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent…
Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens
PARIS (AP) — Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at…
Pakistan says ‘hostile countries’ behind false online claims linking it to Australia shootings
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s information minister said Wednesday that his country has been the victim of a coordinated online…
Israel blocks a Canadian delegation from visiting the West Bank
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Israel on Tuesday blocked a private Canadian delegation that included six members of Parliament…
Days of heavy rains leave 12 dead in Gaza, including a 2-week-old baby
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza struggled to recover Tuesday from torrential rains that battered…
What to know about a Philippines region with militant history visited by Bondi Beach suspects
MANILA, Philippines — The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with al-Qaida or the…
Canadian dollar extends recent gains as US labor market cools
The Canadian dollar strengthened to a near three-month high against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday after mixed U.S.…
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital after arrest, family says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken to a hospital emergency…
Thousands bid farewell to last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the…
Wall Street drifts after mixed data on the US economy
NEW YORK — Stocks are drifting on Wall Street following mixed data on the U.S. economy, which did…
Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor
Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake…