Ruling Socialists likely to come out on top in Portuguese election
Portugal voted on Sunday in an election that is likely to hand victory to Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Socialists but without an outright majority, leaving...
Meet Iraq’s kung fu imam, who mixes religion and sport
Hallo Mohammed Rasheed is a kung fu teacher in Iraq — that is, when he’s not at the local mosque leading prayers as an imam....
Disillusioned Tunisians vote as economic woes loom
Tunisians voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with public annoyance at years of ineffective coalitions fuelling a sense of disillusionment eight years after a...
Box office: ‘Joker’ smashes October record with $93.5 million debut
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Warner Bros.’ “Joker” laughed its way to a new record at the domestic box office....
Underground necropolis to ease Jerusalem’s grave shortage
A massive, new underground necropolis is being built in Jerusalem to help overcome a looming shortage of gravesites for Jewish people in the holy city....
Owners present pets to Philippines priest for blessing
Elaborately dressed cats and dogs and even a palm-sized sugar glider were among the animals blessed outside a Philippine mall on Sunday in celebration of...
French minister rejects resignation calls over police killings
France’s interior minister rejected opposition calls for his resignation on Sunday but acknowledged opportunities had been missed to prevent the killing of four police personnel...
Around 20 killed in latest wave of Burkina Faso violence
Twenty people were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists on a gold-mining site in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, two sources said....
Five murdered in Austrian ski town – police
Five people have been murdered in an Austrian ski town, police said on Sunday, with local media reporting the alleged attacker was targeting his former...
Kosovo voters eye peace deal with Serbia in election
Voting booths opened in Kosovo on Sunday, with the issues of corruption and a peace deal with Serbia taking center-stage. David Doyle reports....