JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who claimed to be on the cusp of a historic peace deal with the Palestinians just a few years ago, now is set to become the first Israeli leader to go to
LONDON (AP) — A husband and wife interested in helping Islamic State extremists have been convicted of planning a large-scale bombing of civilian targets in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the July 7, 2005, attacks on the city’s
DeMarcus Ware beat AJ McCarron to a fumbled snap in overtime, sending the Denver Broncos into the playoffs with a 20-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.
LONDON (AP) — The National Health Service (NHS) Choir has beaten Justin Bieber to capture Britain’s official Christmas No. 1 song — and he’s OK with that. The Canadian pop star’s “Love Yourself” was ahead earlier this week — but
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — On the heels of electoral defeat four years ago, Polish right-wing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski stood before supporters and declared that eventually victory would be theirs. “I am convinced the day is coming,” he told his
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say two teenage Syrian brothers have been arrested at a refugee center in the country on suspicion of involvement with terrorist organizations — in one case, the Islamic State group. Prosecutors in Graz said Wednesday
LONDON — British police say they have arrested a man suspected of being involved in preparing acts of terrorism. Scotland Yard said the arrest of the 31-year-old man, who it did not identify, is linked to “extremist Islamist terrorism.” The
Egypt’s antiquities minister has opened the tomb of King Tutankhamun’s wet nurse to the public for the first time since it was discovered in 1996. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said Sunday the tomb included scenes of the wet nurse, Maya,
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s ethics committee banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years from all soccer-related activities in verdicts announced Monday. Platini’s bid to succeed Blatter as FIFA president in a Feb. 26 election is now likely ended.
JERUSALEM — A top official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government who has been accused of sexual misconduct said on Sunday that he would step down. The official, Silvan Shalom, the Israeli interior minister and deputy prime minister, has denied
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians held a referendum Sunday on whether to allow same-sex marriage and become the first former communist nation in Europe to do so. The vote was forced by conservative groups, backed by the Catholic Church, who
BEIRUT (AP) — Samir Kantar, a Lebanese who was convicted of carrying out one of the most notorious attacks in Israeli history and spent nearly three decades in an Israeli prison, has been killed by an Israeli airstrike near the
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police say a Palestinian was shot and wounded after attempting to ram his car into troops at a West Bank checkpoint. The man was then arrested. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the assailant sped
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron faces two months of difficult negotiations in his bid to alter European Union rules ahead of a planned referendum on Britain’s continued membership in the EU. Substantive differences remain, but Cameron and other
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States and world powers gather again in a bid to end Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots. Nations meeting Friday in New York and the UN will essentially be negotiating
PARIS (AP) — French investigators are trying to identify a chemical applied to an electronic keypad at a Paris-area synagogue that burned more than a dozen congregants. The Creteil prosecutor’s office said Friday that analysis is still taking place on
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union heavyweights France and Germany on Thursday backed a potentially divisive plan for a border guard agency with powers to unilaterally deploy to member states unable or unwilling to manage their borders. The border and coast
A growing number of native-born Israelis have taken to the army-like strategy, camaraderie and collisions of the gridiron and turned America’s Game, once a niche expat activity, into a popular fixture in the Holy Land. Some 2,000 Israelis now play the game, thanks in large part to the support of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
LONDON (AP) — A British extremist has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges after returning from Syria. Muslim convert Mustafa Abdullah was taken into custody last year when he landed at London’s Gatwick Airport. Police found
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas referred to the last three months of violence Monday as a “justified popular uprising”. Abbas’s comments came as a new poll shows widespread Palestinian support for ongoing attacks on Israelis.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that 34 nations have agreed to form a new “Islamic military alliance” to fight terrorism with a joint operations centre based in the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh. The announcement published by the state-run
AP– Opposition lawmakers released tear gas Monday in Kosovo’s parliament as they once again tried to pressure the government into renouncing deals with Serbia and Montenegro. Clouds of smoke from two tear gas canisters forced lawmakers out of the debating chamber. The parliamentary
BAGHDAD — Besieged Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Ramadi destroyed a lock on the Euphrates River that served as a bridge as government forces on Thursday sought to cement their gains around the militant-held city west of Baghdad.
BERLIN (AP) — The latest on the influx of people into Europe. All times local: 3:50 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reinforced her opposition to setting a limit to the number of refugees the country can take in. The
MADRID (AP) — Police say they have arrested a man in Spain’s north-African enclave of Ceuta on suspicion of radicalizing and recruiting youth for the Islamic State group. A statement says the detainee is a 34-year-old Spaniard, resident in Ceuta,
