French bishops back payments to sex abuse victims
French bishops voted on Saturday in favor of a plan to offer payments to people who were sexually abused as children by members of the...
Lebanese banking association head says depositors’ money is safe, no need for panic
Lebanese depositors’ money is safe in the banks and there is no need for panic, Salim Sfeir, the head of the Association of Banks in...
Iran able to enrich uranium up to 60%, says atomic energy agency spokesman
Iran has the capacity to enrich uranium up to 60%, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Saturday, far more...
Police find rifle linked to 2014-17 Athens attacks
Greek police said on Saturday they had found a Kalashnikov rifle used in a string of political attacks in Athens from 2014-17 – assaults claimed...
Argentina’s Fernandez joins leftist leaders for ‘Puebla Group’ summit
Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernandez joined the inaugural meeting of the so-called Puebla Group in Buenos Aires on Saturday, a conference of left-leaning regional political leaders....
Germany marks 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall
Germany celebrated on Saturday the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that divided East and West Germany, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanking...
Merkel marks anniversary of Berlin Wall
Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany. Emer McCarthy reports....
Bolivian government decries coup as some police join protests
The government of Bolivian President Evo Morales denounced what it called a coup by violent groups on Saturday, as some police forces carried out acts...
Bolivia’s Morales denounces protests by ‘violent groups’
Bolivian President Evo Morales denounced what he called a coup by violent groups on Saturday, as some police officers joined opposition protests amid a weeks-long...
Iraqi PM concedes ‘mistakes made’ as protesters pushed back in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and...