Climate protesters from Sydney to New York blocked roads Monday, sparking hundreds of arrests, as two weeks of civil disobedience demanding immediate action to save the Earth from "extinction" kicked off.The demonstrations, triggered by the group Extinction Rebellion, were mostly limited to a few hundred people in each city, far from the size of last month's massive Greta Thunberg-inspired protests.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he would discuss plans for new elections with all factions; pictured October 6, 2019
A group Microsoft dubbed "Phosphorous" tried to identify email accounts belonging to US officials, journalists covering global politics, prominent Iranians living outside that country, and a presidential campaign
The Palestinian Authority will receive a transfer of 1.5 billion shekels ($430 million) from Israel, officials from the two governments said Friday, in a step towards resolving a months-long standoff; a young protester waves a Palestinian flag on October 4, 2019
Netanyahu's lawyer Ram Caspi has a last chance to convince Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit not to file corruption charges against the prime minister
For Jews living in Spain, 1492 was a year burned into historical memory when a community of at least 200,000 people were forced into exile
Netanyahu's pre-indictment hearing is being held behind closed doors at the justice ministry
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly denied the corruption allegations against him, dismissing them as a "witchhunt"
Talks between Netanyahu and his centrist challenger Benny Gantz on forming a unity government remain deadlocked on a number of issues, notably who would serve as prime minister first under any rotation arrangement
In 1492, the Spanish crown ordered the country's Jewish community, which numbered at least 200,000, to either convert to Catholicism or be burned at the stake
Passengers sailing in a P&O cruise ship had a horrendous time when they got stranded in Monte Carlo port following bad weather and a stormy sea made their return to the cruise ship impossible at night.
Major General Hossein Salami heads Iran's Revolutionary Guards
The parties of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and his main rival Benny Gantz came neck and neck in this month's election
Ruth Chepngetich won the first title of the World Athletics Championships the women's marathon which saw the heat and humidity take its toll on the field
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on September 26, 2019
Near-complete results in the Israeli parliamentary elections.
The new burger, marketed as the P.L.T., will be available for 12 weeks at 28 Ontario restaurants.
A new FDA-approved radiofrequency pain relief device, Solio Alfa Plus has been launched.
Waste litters beaches all over the world, but one South Korean mayor found there wasn't enough on his local coastline, so he trucked in a tonne of rubbish for volunteers to pick up
Actor Jeffrey Tambor quit the show 'Transparent' after being accused of sexual harassment
Netanyahu has campaigned with a combination of divisive populism and attempts to portray himself as a world statesman by talking up his relationships with foreign leaders including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Joint List head Ayman Odeh (C) speaks to the press in the presence of Ahmad Tibi (R) and Mansour Abbas (L) following a meeting with Israel's president
