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Israeli Soldier Gets 18 Months For Killing Palestinian

An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian...

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Burkinabe Architect Kere Honoured With UK Pavilion Project

Burkina Faso's Diebedo Francis Kere will be the first African architect to design a temporary pavilion in London's Hyde...

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Kerber Survives As Leading Seeds Stumble In Dubai Tennis Championships

Former world number one Angelique Kerber survived as three of the top five seeds were bundled out of the Dubai Tennis...

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US Open Golf Qualifier To Be Played In Canada

Canada will host a local qualifying event for the US Open for the first time, the US Golf Association announced...

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Algeria Reacts To New Bouteflika Health Scare

Speculation mounted Tuesday over Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health and political future after acute...

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Seven Million Yemenis Close To Starvation

Seven million Yemenis are closer than ever to starvation, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country warned...

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Trump Denounces Anti-Semitism and Threats Against Jewish Centers

President Donald Trump on Tuesday decried anti-Semitic threats against Jewish community centers and promised to work to...

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Massive Crackdown On Illegal Immigration Ordered By Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...

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Drug Shortages and Malnutrition In Mosul

Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse by the day as Iraqi forces...

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S. Sudan President Vows Aid Access To Famine-Hit Areas

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir vowed Tuesday that government would ensure aid could reach areas hit by famine after...

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Egypt, Jordan Say No Concessions On A Palestinian State

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan agreed Tuesday there could be no concessions on...

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Jazz-Rock Fusion Pioneer Larry Coryell Dead At 73

Fusion pioneer Larry Coryell, one of the first guitarists to win an audience bringing a rock edge to the jazz guitar,...

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China Football League Like ‘lightning In A Bottle’

China's astonishing spending spree on foreign players could all end in tears like the United States' first foray into...

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US Sets Plan For Sweeping Crackdown On Nearly All Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...

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Burger King’s Parent Buys Popeyes Chicken

Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King and Canada's Tim Hortons donut shops, said Tuesday...

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New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe

A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial...

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Angola Football Stampede ‘sparked By Flawed Security’, Probe Says

An official investigation into a stampede that killed at least 17 fans at a football match in Angola has blamed...

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Palestinian Journalist Released After 10 Months In Israel Jail

A senior Palestinian journalist has been released after 10 months in an Israeli jail without charge, he told AFP on...

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Trump Calls Anti-Semitic Threats ‘horrible,’ ‘painful’

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday decried anti-Semitic threats against Jewish community centers as "horrible" and...