EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides on Wednesday stressed the urgent need to end the Syrian civil war, decrying attacks on aid convoys. "When convoys are deliberately shot at, it becomes virtually impossible to deliver aid. There has never been a...

The Bulgarian government on Wednesday nominated European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva to stand for the United Nations Secretary-General post after another candidate, Irina Bokova, dropped in the ranking in the fifth U.N. Security Council secret ballot. The nomination of Georgieva, a...

Police have arrested five people suspected of forming an Islamic State cell and promoting Islamist militancy in Spain, Belgium and Germany, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. Three of them were detained in Spain, two of them in Barcelona and one in the North African enclave of...

Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Tuesday that EU member states should provide shelter for refugees fleeing terror and civil war, irrespective of their religion or faith. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Berlin, Merkel underlined...

A French court on Tuesday refused to comply with the request of the Senegalese government concerning the seizure of Karim Wade’s property, son of former President Abdoulaye Wade, a Paris court said. While he was accused of unlawful enrichment by a court in Senegal, the Paris court said it...

A bomb attack targeting a mosque in Dresden late Monday was caused by a homemade explosive, German police said on Tuesday. Police President Horst Kretschmar said initial investigation showed that suspects used a homemade explosive, which caused heavy damage to the door of the mosque....

Ankara has asked German authorities to find, arrest and hand over two high-profile Gulenists accused of plotting to overthrow the Turkish government. The Turkish embassy in Berlin recently sent a diplomatic note to the German Foreign Ministry and demanded an investigation be launched on the...

The French capital's city council voted Monday in favor of banning cars along the right bank of the Seine River as part of an effort to reduce air pollution. Mayor Anne Hidalgo welcomed the “historic decision” as “the end of an urban motorway and the taking back of the Seine". A...

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in British Columbia on Saturday for an eight-day trip during which they will view spectacular nature sites and meet with refugees and indigenous Americans. William, holding his son George by the hand, and Kate, with daughter Charlotte in her...

Pope Francis on Saturday sought to comfort relatives and close friends of the more than 80 victims of the attack in Nice in July, who were run down by a man driving a truck as they celebrated France's national day. The pope began his solemn address by apologizing for not speaking French...

Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday, ending a "coup" attempt by more moderate lawmakers who say his left-wing agenda can never deliver victory at the polls. The veteran campaigner's triumph, by 313,209 to 193,229 votes, cements his authority...

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said “the U.K. needs a united not a divided EU to achieve a good Brexit deal,” during a speech at the London School of Economics on Friday. On the second day of his visit to the U.K., the EU chief once again urged Britain to "notify its departure...

Basque voters will participate in regional elections in northern Spain Sunday as memories of terrorism fade away, while opinion polls suggest people are turning away from traditional separatism but continue to remain hopeful for autonomy. The elections come at a critical time for Spain,...

The Swedish government is eyeing new ways to speed up deportations of failed asylum-seekers. Interior Minister Anders Ygeman and Justice and Migration Minister Morgan Johansson told reporters Thursday that police should be allowed to raid workplaces in their search for asylum-seekers whose...

During the same week as headscarves and Muslim fashion made a stunning debut on the catwalks of New York Fashion Week, women in Spain choosing to don headscarves saw a small victory of their own. Takwa Rejeb, 22, a vibrant tourism student, made headlines across the country when she denounced...

A Muslim migrant woman in Germany who wears a headscarf has to send almost five times as many job applications as a native German candidate with same qualifications to get an interview, research released Tuesday claimed. Independent research institute IZA published preliminary results of a...

International Committee of the Red Cross Spokeswoman Krista Armstrong said 45 aid trucks were sent to Syria’s western city of Homs. "We are bringing foods and supplies to 84,000 people," Armstrong told Anadolu Agency on Monday. She said the trucks were dispatched to Tel Bisi, a northern...

Switzerland and the European Commission said on Monday they had come closer to agreeing a deal on Swiss efforts to curb immigration while preserving its access to the EU single market, and scheduled further talks next month. Brussels insists on free movement of people as a condition for...

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday for a “refugees welcome” march, demanding action from the British government. Protesters chanting slogans such as "Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here" and “No-one is illegal” marched from Park Lane to...

British Defense Ministry on Friday said it is “extremely sorry” that an Iraqi boy was allowed to drown after being forced into a river by four soldiers during the British occupation in 2003. Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali, 15, was detained on suspicion of looting an industrial compound in May 2003,...