3 Palestinians killed in house explosion in Gaza
Three Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an explosion in a house in the town of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
Two security personnel injured in bomb blast in Bahrain
Two policemen were injured in a homemade bomb blast when they were securing an East Ekar neighborhood in the Bahraini capital of Manama on Tuesday afternoon, the Interior Ministry said.
5 killed in triple suicide bombings in Syria
Three suicide bombers wearing suicide belts detonated themselves at a hotel in the country's northern city of Qamishli on Tuesday, leaving five people killed and eight others wounded, the official SANA news agency reported.
Israelis distrust US-mediated peace talks with Palestinians: poll
Some two-thirds of Israelis said they distrust the US-brokered peace talks, according to a poll released on Tuesday, amid deadlock in the negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
Libyan parliament names defense minister interim PM
The Libyan parliament on Tuesday named the defense minister as interim prime minister after former PM Ali Zeidan lost a confidence vote, the parliament spokesman said.
Syria's civil war seriously affects children: UNICEF
The number of children affected by the civil war in Syria has more than doubled over the past year, with hundreds of thousands of young Syrians trapped in besieged parts of the country, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Monday.
Israel blasts world 'hypocrisy'
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the world of “hypocrisy” over Iran on Monday as he unveiled a shipment of arms allegedly dispatched to Gaza by Tehran.
Israel says regrets killing of Jordanian judge
Israel's prime minister's office released a statement on Tuesday, saying Israel regretted the death of a Jordanian judge at the Allenby Bridge crossing one day ago.
Israeli drone crashes in Gaza
An Israeli Air Force unmanned aircraft crashed in southern Gaza early on Tuesday, the Israeli army confirmed to Xinhua.
Israel passes bill to push electoral reform
Israeli lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favor of a controversial bill officially designated to solidify the power of ruling government and raising the electoral threshold.