Iran has discovered an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new mine, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said on Saturday. The comments cast doubt on previous assessments from some Western analysts who said the...

Some 30,000 people joined a rally in Copenhagen Saturday in favor of taking in thousands of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, police said. "Everything is taking place in a calm and orderly way," said a post on the official Twitter feed of Copenhagen police, indicating that roughly 30,000...

Hundreds of Tunisians have gathered in the heart of the capital under heavy security to protest against a law which offers amnesty for those accused of corruption. The controversial draft law on economic reconciliation is a centerpiece of the new government's program and seeks to boost the...

Eleven people were killed in evening rebel rocket fire on the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. The Britain-based activist group said the deaths were in the Duwaylaa neighborhood of Damascus, adding that most of those killed appeared to be...