New Zealand is banning the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons with immediate effect, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday, rapidly making good on a pledge to tighten the country's gun laws. The move comes less than a week after a white supremacist rampaged through two...

German government has welcomed Wednesday British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for delaying Brexit until June 30.   Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said the leaders of all other 27 EU member states will discuss May’s...

Algeria’s army chief declared that the public has expressed “noble aims” during weeks of demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the strongest signal yet that the military is distancing itself from the long-serving ruler. Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah said the...

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday she had written to European Council President Donald Tusk to delay Brexit until June 30. But the Commission opposes an extension past the May 23 European election date, according to reports. "As prime minister, I am not prepared to delay...