Climate change is ‘challenge of civilization,’ Pope tells U.N. conference
Pope Francis told world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday that climate change was a “challenge of civilization” they had to tackle while...
Syria cautions against ‘foreign intervention’ in constitution body
Syria said on Monday the work of any new constitutional committee should be free of foreign intervention, suggesting Damascus remains insistent that a long-awaited step...
Wedding guests killed in Afghan army raid
At least 35 people attending an Afghan wedding have been killed in a raid by the Afghan army on a nearby militant hideout on Sunday...
British tanker Stena Impero free to leave: Iran ambassador to UK
The detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is “free to leave,” Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad, said on Twitter on Monday....
At least 40 civilians at wedding party killed during nearby U.S.-backed Afghan army raid
At least 40 civilians attending a wedding party were killed by explosions and gunfire during a raid by U.S.-backed Afghan government forces on a nearby...
Five EU states agree migration deal, look for broader backing
Interior ministers from five European Union countries said on Monday they had agreed a new scheme to distribute migrants saved from the Mediterranean in a...
Spanish court rules to extradite fugitive Peruvian judge
Spain’s High Court on Monday ordered that a fugitive Peruvian Supreme Court judge should be extradited home to face charges of influence peddling among other...
British tanker Stena Impero is free to leave after completion of judicial and legal process: Iran ambassador to UK
The detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is “free to leave,” Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad, tweeted on Monday....
Canada’s Trudeau pledges major drug plan boost after blow from blackface photos
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged on Monday to create a national prescription drug plan if re-elected, moving back on the offensive after blackface photos...
Russia to fund modernization of army in breakaway Georgian region: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a government proposal to bankroll the modernization of the armed forces in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, a...