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Sweden says it will sign UN migration pact

The Swedish government announced Friday that it will ink the UN’s landmark agreement on migration. In a statement on its official website, the government said that Sweden will sign the first-ever global agreement of the UN on migration issue. The statement said that the aim...

EU to open delegation in Turkmenistan next year

The European Union will open a delegation in the central Asian republic of Turkmenistan, the bloc said on Friday.  The new delegation, set to open next year, will operate in the capital Ashgabat, said the EU’s European External Action Service (EEAS) in a statement. ...

C.Africa war crimes suspect 'Rambo' was tortured: lawyer

A former militia leader from the Central African Republic known as "Colonel Rambo" was tortured in detention before his transfer to The Hague on war crimes charges, his lawyer said Friday. The arrest of Alfred Yekatom, who made his first appearance at the International Criminal Court...

At least nine killed in Afghan mosque explosion: officials

An explosion rocked a mosque on an Afghan army base during Friday prayers, killing at least nine people, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn country. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which follows a wave of deadly attacks across...