Sacked defence chief had warned the deep divisions in Israel were threatening to weaken the military.
At least 26 dead in Mississippi after the deadliest tornadoes in more than a decade tear through the southern US state.
The social and cultural customs of India give the holy month of Ramadan a distinct identity.
For the next 30 days, Muslims observing Ramadan will refrain from eating or drinking anything from sunrise to sunset.
Climate change, pollution and waste have compounded water concerns by squeezing the Earth’s resources.
Getting professional polishing of family copper before the Islamic holy fasting month is a long-held custom in Tunisia.
Protesters try to break through a fence leading to the government headquarters in central Beirut.
A group of Ukrainian soldiers are taking a break from battle with a session of hippotherapy.
Notable quotes from before, during and after the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein.
Brazilian women who practise sumo want to spread this form of ‘dynamic, strategic, fast, and exciting wrestling’.
Storm has destroyed water systems and toilets, sparking concerns the country’s deadliest cholera outbreak will worsen.
The war, and the occupation that followed, changed the course of history in Iraq and the wider region.
The US invasion of Iraq was sold to the world as one thing, but the story changed when the facts didn’t fit the script.
Anti-war protests swept across the world as millions demonstrated against the 2003 invasion of Iraq by US and allies.
