'Anti-mosque' law thrown out by Italy's highest court
Italy's highest court on Wednesday nullified a regional law in Lombardy dubbed "anti-mosque" by critics, easing regulations on the construction of places of worship...
Egypt court acquits former PM Ahmed Nazif
Egypt's top appeals court acquitted on Wednesday Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister of corruption charges after overturning his sentence for illegal profiteering, his lawyer...
Politicians and celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts
The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by...
Turkey's Erdogan approves new government formed by ally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday approved a new government formed by one of his most trusted allies, who has pledged to push...
UN to announce new round of Syria talks
The United Nations will name a date on Friday for Syria's warring parties to return to the negotiating table for a second round of...
U.N. experts: Up to 3,000 ISIS fighters in Libya
ISIS has between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters in Libya and has demonstrated its intention to control more territory in the strategically located North African...
Nigeria Boko Haram Militants 'technically defeated' – Buhari said
Nigeria has "technically won the war" against Islamist Boko Haram militants, President Muhammadu Buhari says.
He told the present press conference attendees that the militant...
Drones kill 12 Yemeni militants, including top leader
Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 12 Islamist militants overnight in southern Yemen, residents said on Thursday, including a top al Qaeda commander who...
Oil prices slip on Chinese demand concerns, weak Saudi exports
Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns about the pace of economic growth in China, the world's largest energy consumer, and signs that global...
“Sahel coalition” wants victories against Islamist militants by mid-2018
A French-backed West African military force to tackle Islamist militants must secure its first victories by the middle of 2018 to prove its worth...
