At least 15 injured after assailants torch tents, fire shots at demonstrators who oppose new Islamist constitution

Jan Fischer fails to reach run-off election, despite being widely favored

West-African nations join campaign against al-Qaida-linked extremists in effort to foil emergence of ‘terrorist state at the doorstep’ of Europe

Visiting Jerusalem, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) refuses to endorse two-state solution, reiterates call for cuts in foreign aid — though not to Israel, at first

Access to outpost between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim blocked as PM awaits response to state’s motion to allow security forces to dismantle it

Ousted Egyptian president questioned over watches, pens, bags, belts, and jewelry he reportedly received from mostly government-owned paper

Leadership duo respond to accusations by former PM Olmert, who claimed government spent NIS 11 billion on ‘harebrained’ projects to thwart Tehran’s nuclear drive

Human rights activists say military firing artillery, conducting airstrikes against opposition forces around the capital