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Mosul mosque where ISIS took world stage lies in rubble

The leaning minaret of Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque survived conquests by the Mongols and the Ottomans, neglect under Saddam Hussein, and air raids during the Iran-Iraq War and the U.S. invasion in 2003. But after three years of Daesh (ISIS) rule, it is now little more than a pile of stones...

UK rejects request to replace local authority after fire

British Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Saturday rejected demands that she appoint commissioners to run the local government blamed for mishandling the response to the London high-rise apartment building fire that killed at least 80 people. London Mayor Sadiq Khan had asked May to...

European ceremony honors German titan Kohl

The EU will pay an unprecedented tribute Saturday to former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, one of the architects of modern Europe, in a ceremony attended by a host of leaders. Kohl, who oversaw German reunification and was a driving force in Europe's integration, died on June 16 at age of...