2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (361+ words) LONDON " Counter terror police in London confirmed on Thursday they are the lead investigator into three separate arson attacks in the capital after two men and a teenager were arrested in connection with an attempted attack on a Persian-language media…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (297+ words) BEIRUT " Israel's intense barrage of airstrikes on Wednesday hit without warning deep inside the Lebanese capital of Beirut, blowing buildings open to the elements and reducing apartment blocks to rubble in parts of the city that have traditionally escaped attack....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (548+ words) JERUSALEM " Palestinian authorities said Sunday that local elections in a single Gaza community and the Israeli-occupied West Bank were a success and called them a step toward a long-delayed presidential election in the territories and eventual statehood. The Palestinian Authority,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1107+ words) ISLAMABAD " Pakistan announced Sunday that it would soon host talks between the U. S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and it was unclear whether discussions on the monthlong war would be direct or indirect. "Pakistan…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (13+ words) Trump approves disaster requests for at least 7 states. Others await aid decisions'WPXI...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (756+ words) DUBLIN " Police removed and arrested protesters on Saturday to reopen Ireland 's only oil refinery as a fifth day of disruptive demonstrations over the soaring price of fuel left many gas pumps dry and threatened to cripple transportation across the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (860+ words) The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks, a rare instance of high-level engagement, and said they were ongoing as of 10 p. m. local time. Meanwhile, the U. S. military said two destroyers transited the Iran-gripped'Strait of Hormuz'ahead of mine-clearing work, a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (714+ words) DEIR EL-ZOUR, Syria " A Syrian man on Saturday buried his wife and four of his five children, killed in the massive wave of Israeli strikes that pounded Beirut earlier this week, laying them to rest in Deir el-Zour province in…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1057+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump said U. S. forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (838+ words) JERUSALEM " Israel's parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the international community and rights groups as discriminatory and inhumane. The passage of the…...