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JERUSALEM – Israelis woke up Wednesday morning to find that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party came in first in parliamentary elections. It was a stunning turnaround after a tight race that had put his lengthy rule in jeopardy. Here is how things could play out now: ___ HOW …

TORONTO – Two men could spend the rest of their lives in prison after being found guilty of several terror-related charges for plotting to attack a passenger train traveling from New York to Toronto. Prosecutors had argued during the trial that the men were motivated by Islamic extremism and spent …

BEIRUT – Syrian rebels on Wednesday seized an ancient town near the Jordan border that is a key government stronghold, ousting Syrian soldiers and allied militiamen from the region after four days of intense battles, opposition activists and rebels said. There was no immediate comment from the government on the …

JERUSALEM – A Jerusalem district court has indicted a Palestinian from east Jerusalem on charges of traveling to Syria to join and fight with the Islamic State militant group. The Shin Bet security service says Khalil Khalil, born in 1990, had joined a gym at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem …

Pope Francis is raffling off gifts he has received – including a Fiat car and a leather suitcase — in an effort to raise money for the poor, with winners being announced Thursday. The items that can be won also include a Homero Ortega Panama-style hat, an espresso coffee machine, …

HAVANA – Cuba says it will offer WiFi service in a public park in the country’s far east but at a price that makes access prohibitive for most Cubans. U.S. officials have said they hope the detente declared with Cuba last month will help make Internet more available on the …

Eat your heart out, Lassie! Masha, a long-haired tabby cat, saved the life of a baby abandoned in the streets of Russia — after she climbed into the box he was discarded in and kept him warm, health officials said. “The baby had only been outside for a few hours …

OTTAWA, Ontario – Canadian soldiers opened fire on Islamic State group extremists in Iraq over the last week in what a general called an act of self-defense. Brig.-Gen. Michael Rouleau, commander of special operations command, said Monday the soldiers were visiting front-line positions with Iraqi forces when they came under …

GAUHATI, India – A court on Thursday ordered the release of a frail Indian activist who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 15 years to protest alleged military brutality in India’s remote northeast. The court dropped the charge of attempted suicide against Irom Sharmila, weeks after the Indian …

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cyprus’ defense minister says the country is setting up a satellite earth station that will anchor a search-and-rescue control center covering Europe’s southeastern edge. Christoforos Fokaides told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that the earth station will be Europe’s third such facility, complementing ones in …