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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died

Turkey’s currency has tumbled further, hitting another record low The Turkish lira dropped to 7.3677 against the dollar Friday against the dollar before making a recovery

United Nations agencies say at least 27 people died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off West Africa between Mauritania and Western Sahara

South African police have used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse activists who staged a protest at Zimbabwe’s embassy in the capital, Pretoria

Rescue teams are searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands

Russia's military is warning that Moscow will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation

A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain and flooding has killed at least 12 people and buried 20 homes of tea plantation workers in southern India

Three days after a massive explosion rocked Beirut, killing at least 149 people and causing widespread devastation, rescuers are still searching for survivors and the government is investigating

A Belgian court has rejected Spain’s demand to have a former high-ranking politician from the region of Catalonia extradited back to the country to be tried for his alleged role in an independence referendum that Madrid branded as illegal

Political tensions are rising in Thailand, where pro-democracy activists are vowing to step up protests against the government as police arrested some key figures in recent demonstrations