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JERUSALEM – A majority of Palestinians killed in dozens of Israeli attacks on Gaza homes in the 2014 war with Hamas were women, minors or elderly people, and some of the strikes violated the rules of war, an Israeli rights group said Wednesday. The B’Tselem group called strikes on homes …

C ARACAS, Venezuela – Human rights groups and Venezuela’s opposition are criticizing the government’s new authorization for riot police to use firearms to control protests. The new rules were slipped into a resolution this week providing security forces with guidelines on the use of force. Venezuela’s constitution bans the use …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s stock market regulator says foreign investors will be allowed to trade shares on the oil-rich kingdom’s exchange beginning on June 15. The Capital Market Authority’s announcement Thursday has been eagerly awaited by investors seeking to tap into the Arab world’s largest economy. The Saudi …