Israel's Interior Ministry announced the plans for construction in disputed east Jerusalem just as the U.S. vice president was wrapping up a series of warm meetings with Israeli leaders. There was no immediate reaction from Biden. […]

The body of Tassos Papadopoulos, who died of lung cancer in December 2008 at age 74, was found dumped in a Nicosia cemetery Tuesday. Why it was taken isn't clear. The country's justice minister said the motive was ransom, but the family says it never got any demands. […]

UNICEF estimates that more than 20,000 children lost their parents in the Jan. 12 quake and its aftermath. Relatives or neighbors are caring for many of these children. Others, such as a group of boys in a Port-au-Prince park, are fending for themselves. […]

World War II ended more than six decades ago, but one Russian village on the Baltic Sea is still coming to terms with its role in the Holocaust. In Yantarny, Russia, then part of East Prussia, thousands of Jews were killed in 1945. Even now, some villagers are still unaware of what happened. […]

Toyota owners claiming that recalls have hurt the value of their vehicles have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the company $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review. Those estimates don't include potential payouts for wrongful death and injury lawsuits. […]