Israeli Cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz confirmed reports that Israel has agreed to extend a 12-hour truce with the militant group Hamas fighting in the Gaza Strip by 4 additional hours as the Palestinian death toll tops 1,000. The truce is scheduled to end at midnight on Saturday
The State Department relocated all personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli on Saturday following an outbreak of violence between Libyan militias
Wednesday's botched execution in Arizona was the third troubled state-sanctioned killing this year, hurting lethal injection’s reputation as humane
Brains are beating brawn at the box office this weekend: Luc Besson’s Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson, is headed for the #1 spot ahead of Hercules, which stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, notching another victory for action films starring female leads
Meeting with the leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, President Obama continued to dissuade parents from sending their children on the journey to the U.S., saying those without humanitarian claims will be returned to their home countries
HBO unveiled several new Game of Thrones cast members at Comic-Con on Friday, but fans of the hit adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s book series are already upset about the exclusion of one character: Arianne Martell is missing
President Obama is set to sign into law a bill that would make it legal for Americans to unlock their cellphones without carriers’ permission. A 2012 Copyright Office decision had effectively outlawed the practice, making it harder for consumers to switch mobile carriers
In the latest case of Iranian authorities cracking down on fashion they deem “un-Islamic,” a famous clothing design institute called “Khaneh Mode” was shut down last week in Tehran, but the will of Iranian women continues to prevail
Longtime Star Wars fans aren’t the only ones excited to reunite with Luke Skywalker for the upcoming trilogy — even Mark Hamill called reprising his role “an unexpected gift.” The 62-year-old actor will join his original 1977 co-stars and series newcomers in the film
Nigeria's health ministry announced that the virus responsible for hundreds of deaths across West Africa may have hit the continent's most populous city, Lagos, and that officials are testing a Liberian man after he collapsed at an airport and displayed symptoms
A senior Obama aide suggested Friday that Sen. Rand Paul would be the greatest threat to Democrats’ hopes to retain the White House in 2016, saying “He’s the only Republican I think who has articulated a message that is potentially appealing to younger Americans”
Bose filed suit in a U.S. District Court in Delaware Friday, claiming that Beats violated five different patents in the manufacture of its line of Studio noise-canceling headphones. Bose is seeking an injunction to prevent Beats from selling the products
As part of a governmental initiative, squatters are being removed from their residences by armed forces.
