The 20 years since the prime minister’s assassination have seen once-mighty party flounder as it tries to rebrand itself as more than the party of peace

Akbar Rafsanjani tells state-run news agency that he and ayatollah began program to create deterrent during war with Iraq

13-year-old suspect’s remand extended until next week as investigation into Jerusalem attack in which 2 Israelis were seriously hurt ongoing

Electric company workers push through the night to get systems back online after employees said to deliberately drag feet after power knocked out by winds and rain

Defendants, arrested in possession of knives, allegedly backed out of attack after seeing intended victim’s family

‘Returning to the Mount,’ which advocates construction of a third temple, encourages visitors to flout ban on prayer at site

‘You guys are scums and rats,’ Kuwait-born student reportedly writes; ‘My country can buy you and your parents and put you in ovens’

New Zealand’s Security Council initiative the latest effort to restart direct talks based on two-state solution