By Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden In the dark early morning, they cut into a fence protecting the high-speed rail line outside the...

The tanker Terra Nova in Manila Bay on Thursday, in a photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard. By JACK NICAS and DANIEL POLITI A...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaks to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, July 24,...

By AARON BOXERMAN Israeli forces retrieved the bodies of five Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said...

By SUHASINI RAJ The two main rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, signed a joint statement in Beijing on Tuesday that endorsed,...

By AMY CHANG CHEIN Typhoon Gaemi churned closer to Taiwan on Wednesday night, lashing the northeastern coast with fierce winds and heavy...

Nancy Faeser, Germany’s interior minister, accused the I.Z.H. of promoting Islamic extremism. By JOHN YOON Germany banned the Islamic...

People gathered in Chaman, Pakistan, to protest new rules that have effectively closed the border with Afghanistan. Saiyna Bashir for The...