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France charges 2nd person tied to National Front in probe

A contractor for France's National Front party who's close to far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been handed preliminary charges in an investigation into the financing of political campaigns in 2014 and 2015. The Paris' prosecutor's office confirmed Saturday that Frederic...

Egyptian court acquits Mubarak's closest aides

A Cairo court acquitted one of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest aides in a retrial in a corruption case, state news agency MENA reported Saturday. While courts have absolved several Mubarak-era officials, they have been handing down lengthy sentences to liberal and Islamist...

Iraqi Kurdish TV reporter killed in Mosul

A female reporter working for Iraqi Kurdish channel Rudaw was killed Saturday covering the fighting between government forces and ISIS in Mosul, her channel said. "Prominent Rudaw war reporter and journalist Shifa Gardi has been killed in Mosul as she covered clashes," Rudaw said on social...

Libya govt secures ceasefire after Tripoli clashes

A ceasefire went into force early Saturday in the Libyan capital after two days of fighting between rival gunmen injured nine people and forced residents to cower indoors, the government said. The fighting between two rival armed groups in eastern Tripoli erupted Thursday after one accused...