For the first time, an Israeli sports team competed in an Arab country under its own flag and heard its national anthem played, marking an historic breakthrough for the region.
The Pakistan Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi of blasphemy Wednesday, ordering her release before a packed courtroom. But her life is still in danger.
A bullet-riddled copy of the Bible saved the life of a British World War I soldier after stopping the live fire of a German machine gun — that is, according to the veteran’s daughter, who said that her hero father carried the scar-torn good book with him for the rest of his life.
A senior member of the Scottish National Party has questioned his party's backing for a second vote on European Union membership, arguing that it could undermine its Scottish independence goal.
A decision on Monday by Mexico's next president to scrap a partly built $13 billion Mexico City airport has raised questions about the feasibility of his alternative plan, and consequences of the change.