Palestinian assailant wounds six people in Jerusalem, then shot dead: police

Seven killed in Afghan helicopter crash: defence ministry


KABUL An Afghan air force helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least seven people on board, said Afghan Defence Ministry officials who described the crash as an accident.




Attack on mourners in Yemen kills more than 140, say local health officials


SANAA Saudi-led warplanes struck a funeral at a community hall in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the country's Houthi-run administration said on Saturday, but the coalition denied any role in the attack. More than 140 mourners were killed, according to local health officials cited by the United Nations, in an attack that prompted a strong rebuke from Washington, a key Saudi ally.




Syrian government, allies advance as Russia vetoes U.N. demand


BEIRUT Russia vetoed a French-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Saturday that would have demanded an immediate end to air strikes and military flights over Syria's Aleppo city and called for a truce and humanitarian aid access throughout Syria.