In many middle-income countries, majorities say the Bible, Quran or another religious text should influence national law at ...

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has left behind lots of rubble. Some experts fear that much of it will be dumped ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah ...

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Israel says it only targets militants and accuses them of hiding among civilians in shelters and tent camps for the displaced. Israel’s ...

The Health Ministry does not distinguish between fighters and civilians, but says women and children make up more than half the fatalities. Here’s the latest: German leader says a deal that ...