Albanian minister in Lebanon for Syria repatriation efforts
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s interior minister on Thursday said he was in Lebanon looking to repatriate more Albanians related to other nationals who had...
UK police receive letter from UAE princess urging probe
<p>LONDON — Police in eastern England say they have received a long-delayed letter from an Emirati princess asking them to investigate the disappearance of...
Turkey: Woman drops kids from window to save them from fire
<p>ISTANBUL — A woman rescued her four children from a burning building in Istanbul by throwing them out of a window, and all of...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Slovenia police find 13 migrants lacking air hidden in truck
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Police in Slovenia have discovered 13 migrants from Iraq, including two children, who were hidden in a cargo truck, suffering from...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
<p>Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Slovenia police find 13 migrants lacking air hidden in truck
<p>LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Police in Slovenia have discovered 13 migrants from Iraq, including two children, who were hidden in a cargo truck, suffering from...
Mob storms south Iran governor office after border violence
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An angry mob stormed a district governor’s office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, footage widely circulating on social media...
Israeli court delays Netanyahu corruption trial until April
JERUSALEM — The Jerusalem court overseeing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial has delayed the opening of the dramatic evidentiary stage until after March...
Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
<p>CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.</p>
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