BREAKING: Foreigners include nationals from the Philippines, India, and Ukraine.
Incumbent PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and Zionist Union led by Yitzhak Herzog locked in close contest.
St Patrick's Day, on 17 March, celebrates the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick.
Unnamed mother, 32, takes boy, 7, and sister, 8, to Raqqa from home in Maastricht
Kennel Club: It was 'inconceivable' that Jagger was poisoned at Crufts.
Ikea: 'We need to make sure people are safe in our stores ...hard to do if we don't even know where they are'.
Muslim organisers of 'One Path Network' say the initiative aims to provide 'authentic Islamic knowledge'.
The women were working for a promotions company and killed while travelling to an event, say police.
Thailand's culture ministry warns anyone found posting 'underboob selfies' could face up to five years in jail.
March by 1,500 veterans and supporters of Latvian Waffen-SS troops countered by Jews and anti-fascists
A freak gust of wind pulled a young child up 65ft in the sky, who then plunged to his death.
The arrest occurred following conference that promoted the participation of youths in politics.
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis denied ever giving the middle finger.
I'm tempted to ignore the vacuous designers' argument with Sir Elton John, but we have to kill this type of stupidity.
You can find an Irish pub almost anywhere in the world.
Pakistani police broke up Christian protesters in the eastern city of Lahore with tear gas and baton charges
Georgina Haywood had been skydiving the day before to mark her centenary.
'Declarations from outside do not concern us,' said Assad, calling on US to stop funding 'terrorist' opposition groups.
Likud leader makes historic U-turn on two-state solution commitment in attempt to win votes from Israeli rightwingers.
People of Ukraine hope today's images of Vladimir Putin are old or doctored - we can't bear the thought that he is back.
The population of the small village of Nagoro in south-western Japan has been propped up by an army of scarecrows.
A beautiful temple by Burning Man artist David Best will be burned down on Saturday 21 March.
Round-the-world event forced to delay departure from Auckland because of category five cyclone.
Kurdish Democratic Party reporting that IS leader dreamt Prophet Mohammed asking him to evacuate Mosul.
Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in hot water for traditional family and IVF comments.
Governments are exploiting the massacres in France and Denmark to implement restrictive agendas.
For the first time in the 114-year history of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade, gay rights activists marched openly.
British 'Nobel prize for teaching' finalist Richard Spencer warns that further education is more important than ever.
When Vladimir Putin went missing, former FSB director was accused of having mounted coup.
America's bid to rescue its reputation for incoherent foreign policy is too little too late.