Portsmouth man Isaac Idris, who used to be known as Mustakim Jaman, was yesterday jailed for eight months after admitting failing to tell police about his finances, a phone number and email addresses. The 29-year-old, of Hudson Road, Somers Town, was supposed to report such information to...

Pope Francis will visit Cyprus and Greece next month, the Vatican said on Friday, returning to the island of Lesbos, a major port of entry for migrants into Europe. His 35th trip abroad comes just five months after the Argentine pontiff, who turns 85 in December, was hospitalized following...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Scores of people were feared dead near Sierra Leone’s capital Saturday after an oil tanker exploded while large crowds had gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said. The explosion took place in the early hours after a bus struck the...

In Iraq’s southern province of Basra, the oil flows freely but little of the wealth trickles down to the people, and many struggle to make ends meet. Sajad, 17, who lives in Basra city, says he “has no future” and no present. Like other young people, he says he just survives, a living...