Top officials from 21 countries kicked off talks in London on Thursday on pushing back Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria and tackling the growing threat of homegrown jihadists in Europe. US Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond...

An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, the two sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, pending a final trial for corruption. "Alaa and Gamal will be released Thursday evening since they are no longer involved in any other trials," Fareed al-Deeb,...

Kokkinotrimithia (Cyprus) (AFP) - It costs thousands of euros for a false passport and place on a boat to Turkey, but Syrian refugees stranded in Cyprus are ready to try anything. After already paying thousands last year to take a boat from Syria that was abandoned by smugglers at...

Foreign ministers from the international coalition against the Islamic State group gather for talks in London on Thursday, with the threat posed by foreign fighters in focus following jihadist attacks in France. US Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip...