Iraq: Protests rage over poor public services, unemployment

Iraq has placed its security forces on high alert after protests against high unemployment and a lack of basic services in the country's southern provinces spread to the capital, Baghdad.

2 dead, dozen injured as Israelis, Palestinians trade airstrikes, rockets

Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes toward Gaza and Palestinian militants responded with rockets and mortar fire Saturday, killing two teenagers in Gaza and leaving injuries on both sides of the border, officials said.

At least 179 dead as Japan reels from its worst flood in decades

Japan is still reeling from one of its worst flooding disasters in decades, which has killed at least 179 people and left 70 missing.

Search for survivors under way after at least 112 die in Japan floods

A search operation is under way for survivors in western Japan after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 112 people, with dozens missing.

At least 37 dead, dozens missing after Japan mudslides

Rescue workers in Japan were searching Saturday for dozens of people missing after heavy rains inundated western areas, causing mudslides that killed at least 37 people.

Up to 54 deaths linked to southern Quebec heat wave

A heat wave in the southern part of the Canadian province of Quebec has been linked to 54 deaths, officials say.

Extreme Heat Wave in Canada Claims at Least 19 Lives

Extreme heat and humidity has blanketed eastern and central Canada, the national broadcaster CBC said.

99 Dead as Guatemalan volcano's moderate explosions, rumbling continue

On Wednesday, the bodies of 24 people were sent to morgues administered by Guatemala's National Forensic Sciences Institute (Inacif) in the provinces of Sacatepequez, Guatemala and Escuintla as recovery crews located them amid the ruins of various villages affected by the eruption of the Volcan de Fuego volcano in recent days, bringing the known death toll in the disaster to 99.

Cuba Mourns after 107 Killed in Airliner Crash

Cuba begins two days of national mourning Saturday for victims of the crash of a state airways plane that killed all but three of its 110 passengers and crew.

Israel army disputes Hamas 'fake news' on tear gas baby

The Israeli army on Friday disputed Palestinian accounts that a baby had died of tear gas inhalation during protests on the Gaza border.

'High number' feared dead in Cuban plane crash

A Cuban state airways plane with 104 passengers on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana's Jose Marti airport, leaving a thick column of smoke over the scene.

Multiple students dead in Houston-area school shooting: reports

More than one student was shot dead at a Houston-area high school Friday, reports said citing police officials.

Nikki Ethos: US envoy Haley praises Israel for 'restraint' against Hamas

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley praised Israel Tuesday for showing restraint as the Palestinian Hamas movement "has been inciting violence for years, long before the United States decided to move our embassy" to Jerusalem.

Pour l'ambassadrice d'Israël en Belgique, "les 55 morts étaient tous des terroristes"

"Je regrette beaucoup pour chaque humain décédé même si ce sont des terroristes, 55 terroristes qui viennent près de la barrière pour essayer de passer sur le territoire israélien", a indiqué mardi matin Simona Frankel, ambassadrice d'Israël en Belgique, au micro de La Première (RTBF).

Turquía retira sus embajadores de Tel Aviv y de Washington

Turquía ha decidido este lunes llamar a consultas a sus embajadores en Tel Aviv y en Washington tras la masacre en la frontera Israel-Gaza durante las protestas por el traslado de la Embajada de EE.UU. a Jerusalén.

White House Blames Hamas for Civilian Deaths in Gaza

The terrorist group Hamas is responsible for the deaths of dozens of civilians during protests in Gaza earlier today, White House spokesperson Raj Shah said in a press briefing.

Ambassade US à Jérusalem: un "usage disproportionné de la force" par Israël à Gaza

Un comité de l'ONU chargé de lutter contre le racisme a appelé lundi Israël à cesser "immédiatement" de faire un usage "disproportionné" de la force contre les manifestants palestiniens à Gaza.

Parents of Paris attacker held by police

The parents of the Paris knife attacker are being held for questioning by French police, according to a judicial source.

At least 11 dead, 41 injured in Indonesia church attacks

At least 11 people, including a suicide bomber, were killed, and 41 were injured on Sunday in bomb attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, the police said.

United Nations says 96 victims in latest Yemen capital bombardment

The United Nations said Tuesday official information it had received from Yemeni authorities indicated 96 victims in the latest bombardment to have struck the capital Sana'a.