Four Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in separate operations over the past 24 hours in the occupied West Bank, with the Israeli army announcing the city of Ramallah a closed military zone.

The head of the United Nations' (UN) body focusing on AIDS has offered his resignation following an expert report on sexual harassment in the agency that blasted his "defective leadership". Michel Sidibe, executive director

A woman accused of acting as a Russian agent to infiltrate a powerful gun lobby group and influence the United States' policy towards Moscow has pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy. Maria

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri says he is "pretty sure" of a new national unity government by the end of the year after seven months of wrangling over the allocation of ministerial posts. Speaking

Budapest, Hungary - A student at Hungary's embattled Central European University (CEU) has been arrested for "assault" following protests over a controversial labour legislation and judicial reforms. Authorities in the capital Budapest told Al Jazeera

ANKARA, TURKEY: A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass Thursday at a station in the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing nine people and injuring dozens, officials said.The 6:30

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian shot dead two Israeli soldiers at a bus stop in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the military said, with the army locking down the city of Ramallah amid

LONDON: A ceasefire agreement has been reached with respect to the city of Hodeidah and its port, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres announced Thursday at a press conference at the end of peace talks on Yemen.Guterres

Two babies have died after an illness in the past week at a camp for internally displaced people on the Syrian border with Jordan, as the United Nations children's agency reiterates calls for humanitarian access to

North and South Korea have agreed to hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for a project to reconnect railways and roads across the divided peninsula, despite concerns of possible sanctions violations.  Following talks with Pyongyang on