According to reports, eight Iranians were killed and 32 more were injured after intense storm winds caused a crane above the Grand Mosque to collapse.

The EU formally adopted the decision to relocate 40,000 refugees from Italy and Greece, but ex-Communist Eastern states blocked a proposal which would relocate 120,000 across several countries.

“There is clearly a growing, solid, overwhelming majority of Israelis who are unhappy about the way religion and state are linked and impacting the lives of individuals and the state."

The Bnei Menashe never forgot who they are or where they came from – or to where they would one day return.

Delving into Holy City customs and traditions around the penitential poems and prayers.

"People may now hesitate to apply because the rules are getting stricter," Japanese activist says.

Police faced with dozens of rioting Palestinian youth as they prepare to secure site for Rosh Hashana.

Qatari official visiting Gaza last week discusses potential gas line, Arab media reports.