Flame to be transferred to Orthodox communities in several countries on special flights

Countries try to limit risk of unwitting infections by requiring people to cover faces while outside, checking temperatures and requiring smartphone scanning on subway

Japanese finance minister labels Tokyo Games 'cursed Olympics,' but pledges they will go ahead despite criticism

66-year-old man is first death in Greece from deadly virus; driver of his tour group hospitalized in serious condition in northern Israel

Turkish president says there won't be change to government's policy allowing migrants to cross into Europe; Athens deploys riot police to prevent crossing

Blaze at International School of Peace for Refugee Children in Lesbos comes amid tense standoff with Turkey over refugees; second fire in under a week at a migrant installation

Patients returned on flights from Madrid and Zurich; up to 80,000 Israelis are in self-quarantine; Bethlehem in West Bank on lockdown

Authorities in Athens say group was in Jewish state, West Bank and Egypt on February 19-27; at West Bank hotel where they stayed, 4 people may be infected

Cops say eight criminal probes opened against people suspected of flouting Health Ministry instructions, misleading inspectors

Ankara's decision to open borders makes good on longstanding threat to let refugees into Europe and comes amid escalation Syria’s Idlib province that's forced thousands to flee