Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 502 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, including prominent businessman Hesham Talaat Moustafa, who is accused of the slaying of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim. Security sources said that among those pardoned was Hesham Talaat...

A fire that killed at least 79 people at a London tower block started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and the outside cladding engulfed by the blaze has since been shown to fail all safety tests, London police said on Friday. Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack said that in view of the...

A Syrian man accused of seeking 180,000 euros ($200,000) from someone he thought was a member of ISIS to finance attacks in Europe has gone on trial in Germany. News agency dpa reported that the 38-year-old's trial opened Friday at the state court in Saarbruecken. He is charged with...

EU leaders tackle the thorny topic of globalization at a summit on Friday with deep divisions between proponents of free markets and others seeking more protections, most notably France. The election of "America First" President Donald Trump has sown confusion in Europe, with free trade...