Top UN official describes Thursday's shipwreck as 'the worst Mediterranean tragedy' so far this year

Bulk carriers have been stuck at Paranagua port since early last month after oil giant Petrobras refused to provide fuel for fear of breaching US sanctions

Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges Jerusalem to end excessive use of force, calls on Palestinian groups to stop encouraging kids to participate in violence

Several opposition members detained prior to demonstration, some city council candidates barred from running due to alleged insufficient signatures on their nominating petitions

After US officials say Tehran fired Shahab-3 ballistic missile, sources in the Islamic Republic say weapons are meant 'only to respond to aggression'

Decades-long insurgency by Islamic extremist group has left tens of thousands dead, displaced millions and wreaked havoc on Nigeria's north

Execution of Shiite defendants goes ahead despite last minute appeal by Human Rights Watch citing allegations of torture

Ben Suthi had been in a decades long feud with one of Israel's top criminal organizations at the time of his killing, which Mexican authorities believe was a 'settling of scores'

Civil rights icon says he backs First Amendment protection guaranteeing right to protest, and is a longtime friend of the Jewish state

Justices lift lower court freeze, allowing $2.5 billion to be spent on new fencing; US president hails ruling as a 'Big WIN'