Italian rescue crews look for survivors near the island of Lampedusa

Conservative commentators and activists attack Julie Bishop for not ‘standing up for Western values’

Warsaw’s ambassador to the US calls remarks on country’s Holocaust role ‘unacceptable’ and a ‘falsification of history’

After planting flags in China and Eastern Europe, Tel Aviv-based firm is expanding westward to better compete with Disney

Hamas convenes with PA officials in coastal territory as factions wrestle for power

Purchase of the costly jets has provoked years of controversy. But with Russia now to deliver its air-defense system to Iran, the IAF’s chief acquisition officer stands firmly behind much-maligned aircraft

Locals establish volunteer patrol over fears that 200-km stretch of border with Jordan is exposed

Execution of country’s first freely elected leader would mark ‘escalation’ by military-backed Sissi government, says expert