A man was shot Thursday by New York City police (NYPD) after he attacked and maimed an off-duty officer with an 11-inch meat cleaver, law enforcement officials said. Akram Joudeh, 32, of Queens, was upset his car was immobilized in Midtown Manhattan with a wheel clamp -- a boot -- due to...

Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman on Thursday criticized European countries for closing their borders to Syrian refugees. Speaking at European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Kahraman criticized certain European countries over "building walls [to block]...

World stocks steadied at two-month lows on Thursday though bond markets stayed firmly in the red, as eight years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers two of Europe's top central banks prepared to keep their interest rates pointing down. Europe's main stock markets in London .FTSE,...

At least 48 people have been wounded in a bomb attack that hit eastern Turkey's Van province Monday, near the governor's office and the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.  A bomb-laden vehicle exploded at 10.50 a.m. local time (0750GMT) near the police...