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Rome's 5-Star mayor calls to halt migrants' flow into city

Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, a prominent member of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, has asked the government not to send any more asylum seekers to the capital, saying it is already groaning under the strain. The request was made public on Tuesday, after 5-Star took a drubbing at local...

France launches probe into LafargeHolcim's Syrian activities

France has launched a judicial inquiry into the Syrian activities of French-Swiss cement and construction giant LafargeHolcim, Paris prosecutors said on Tuesday. Three judges -- one dealing with anti-terrorism matters and two financial judges -- would handle the probe, which was opened on...

Injuries as 6.3-magnitude quake rocks Turkey, Greek islands

At least 10 people were hurt when a strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean coast of western Turkey and the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios on Monday, Greece's ERT state TV reported. The broadcaster said ten people were injured in the village of Vrisa on the island of Lesbos,...