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ISIS claims responsibility for fatal stabbing in Hamburg

A follower of ISIS was responsible for a stabbing attack on two youths in the German city of Hamburg two weeks ago, the militant group's Amaq news agency said Sunday. In the incident, the unknown perpetrator attacked a young couple sitting under a bridge at the Alster river in downtown...

Major seismic tremor in Italy, felt in Rome

(The Daily Star)- A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck central Italy early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. The quake -- which was felt from Rome to Venice -- struck at 0640 GMT six kilometers (3.5 miles)...

OPEC officials fail to agree on how to curb oil supplies

OPEC officials meeting in Vienna to work out the details of their plan to reduce oil production failed to reach agreement after hours of talks on Friday, amid objections by Iran which has been reluctant to even freeze its output, OPEC sources said. The High Level Committee of experts will...

Sudden spike in violence kills four in east Ukraine

(The Daily Star)- Four people died in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine's separatist east, officials said Friday, the highest death toll since international peace talks held 10 days ago. The flare-up in the two-year conflict followed German Chancelor...