JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s main high school civics textbook has become a new battleground in a culture war embroiling the country – pitting politicians against educators in a debate over how much religion and Jewish history should be included in the country’s national curriculum. Three of the book’s authors have …

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) – Prosecutors charged three state officers with homicide after a bloody prison brawl that ended with 49 dead, raising questions about what happened during the melee inside Mexico’s Topo Chico lockup that saw inmates fight with hammers, cudgels and makeshift knives. Nuevo Leon state prosecutor Roberto Flores …

MUNICH (AP) – Diplomats agreed Friday to work toward a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria’s civil war within a week, although efforts to secure a lasting cease-fire fell short. The deal appeared to be the result of a compromise between the United States, which had wanted an immediate cease-fire, …