Very little is known about the origins of Jewish jokes, but one expert has started to unravel the mystery -- and he's not amused

Then-defense minister said to have taken advantage of PM being on secret trip to Oman to announce his favored candidate for position

Syrian state TV accuses opposition fighters of lobbing chlorine gas bombs into Aleppo; several killed in Idlib shelling

Site belonging to mummification supervisor Thaw-Irkhet-If contains sarcophagi, statues and some 1,000 funerary figurines, according to authorities

Phone hacker NSO Group's Saudi connection becomes clearer; an alleged Israeli spy denies everything and the press tackles fights over the army old and new

US authorities declare Camp Fire '100% under control'; 249 remain unaccounted for

Heads of Watergen's US branch announce move to provide drinking water for emergency officials battling Camp Fire

Top official tells Israeli TV that efforts to extend diplomacy to central African Muslim states, including Niger and Mali, driven in part by air travel considerations