PARIS- One in almost 3,000 blood donors in England carry the hepatitis E virus (HEV) which can cause liver disease, said a study Monday that sparked a call for screening in Europe. Published on World...

DAMASCUS- Islamic State fighters have seized a Syrian army base in the northern province of Raqa, killing scores of troops and beheading some of them, a monitoring group said Saturday. But in the...

ISTANBUL- Calls for a boycott of a prominent Turkish author of Jewish descent over Israel's assault in Gaza have been denounced by politicians in Turkey as a "hate crime." Turkey has taken a lead in...

GAZA CITY- Israeli fire on Gaza killed a pregnant woman and a senior Islamic Jihad figure Friday, as the Palestinian death toll from 18 days of violence exceeded 850, emergency services said....

GAZA CITY, John Davison, Sakher Abou El Oun- Fifteen Palestinians were killed Thursday when an Israeli shell slammed into a UN shelter where hundreds of civilians had taken refuge. And fresh Israeli...

LONDON, Tom Larkin- A special exhibition on childhood in the British royal family is to open at Buckingham Palace on Saturday, featuring well-loved toys spanning 250 years including a gadget-laden...

DAMASCUS- Damascus on Wednesday said it welcomes the nomination of Staffan de Mistura as new UN peace envoy, while demanding he show "objectivity and integrity" in pursuing his Syria mission. The...

WASHINGTON- Elephants possess a sense of smell that is likely the strongest ever identified in a single species, according to a study by Japanese scientists out Tuesday. The African elephant's genome...

LONDON- A British lawmaker was criticised Wednesday for tweeting that he would fire rockets at Israel if he lived in Palestinian territory. "The big question is - if I lived in Gaza would I fire a...