Tunisian security forces on Saturday rescued 126 sub-Saharan migrants including seven pregnant women who had been trying to reach Europe from Libya, a Red Crescent official said. Fishermen had alerted the authorities to the presence of a vessel in distress off Ben Guerdane in southern...

An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hit Turkey's Manisa province east of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir on Saturday, broadcaster CNN Turk said, adding that initial reports showed no casualties or damage. The earthquake hit the Saruhanli district of Manisa at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles)...

The air force loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Saturday it took part in Egyptian air strikes on extremist positions in the country after a deadly attack on Egypt's Copts. Egypt launched six air strikes on extremist camps in Libya's eastern city of Derna on Friday, hours after...

Pope Francis prayed Saturday for the Coptic Christians killed a day earlier in Egypt by Islamic extremists, saying that today there are more Christian martyrs for the faith than in ancient times. During meeting with clergy in the Italian port city of Genoa, Francis urged them to pray "for...