Critic Ann Powers considers musical performances that have left audiences stunned in utter silence, and what you can hear ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex.

Arab countries reject Gaza displacement as ethnic cleansing, but Israeli officials say they are working on plans to make it ...

Officials from USAID say the the Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. humanitarian agency have frozen hundreds of millions ...

D.G. Martin, a retired lawyer, served as UNC-System’s vice president for public affairs and hosted PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch.

Israel's domestic security agency had Hamas' battle plans for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but didn't take them seriously. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deflected responsibility for the failure.

He was endowed with unique intellectual integrity, capability for action, and genuine love for the State of Israel," ...

Tsachi Idan’s body was one of four released by Hamas overnight Wednesday to Thursday, in exchange for over 600 Palestinian ...

"I hope you're enjoying heaven." Yanal Jabarin in Jerusalem contributed to this report.

An Israeli raid of a famous Palestinian bookstore stokes censorship fears A famous Palestinian-owned bookstore in East Jerusalem was raided by Israeli police, stoking fears of increased censorship.

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