Turkey edged closer to adopting a constitutional bill extending President Tayyip Erdogan's powers overnight, with parliament approving four more articles of a reform which opponents see as a step towards an authoritarian state. Erdogan, who could rule the European Union candidate...

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy on Wednesday with the epicenter in an area covered by heavy snow which is struggling to recover from a string of deadly quakes last year. Monitors said the quake was around 5.4 magnitude. Tremors were felt across the Abruzzo, Lazio and Marche...

Two terrorists have been "neutralized" in a police operation in Turkey's eastern province of Van early Wednesday, according to police sources. Anti-terrorism and special forces units of Van Provincial Police Department raided a house in Edremit district where two PKK members were reportedly...

Just as London appears to be coming round to the idea that it will need a temporary transitional agreement with Brussels to smooth its exit from the European Union, it may find the position of European leaders has hardened. For months the working assumption in Brussels has been that it would...