Converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a matter of sovereignty, Turkey's president told reporters on Friday. Turkey does not see international reactions on the reopening of the Istanbul landmark to Muslim worship as binding, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed. The first prayers will be...

Thomas Bach said Friday he will stand in 2021 for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee. The 66-year-old German was elected for an eight-year term as Olympic chief in September 2013, taking over from Belgian Jacques Rogge. Bach will be eligible for a second and...

Barcelona made it all about the Champions League and after surrendering La Liga to Real Madrid, now it is all they have left. Winning the title last season for an eighth time in 11 years was never going to be enough. Winning the double had not been either the year before. La Liga and...

A senior Libyan official on Friday Egypt's president over recent threats to intervene militarily and arm tribes in the country. Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said on Twitter that his country would not accept steps "to undermine [Libyan] sovereignty or bypass the legitimate government."...