Nearly 4,700 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday as they tried to reach Europe but one woman was found dead, Italy's coastguard said. Tens of thousands of people, mainly from Africa and the Middle East, have tried to cross the Mediterranean this year, often...

Pope Francis told former Cold War foes Cuba and the United States on Saturday to set an example for the world by deepening the recent rapprochement that he helped broker. His zucchetto skullcap flying off in the Caribbean breeze at the start of a nine-day tour of Cuba and the...

Some 150 migrants entered Austria from across the Slovenian border on Saturday, opening up a new route for the thousands seeking to cross the Balkans into northern Europe. The desperate migrants, who police said crossed the border at various points, were taken to the southern Austrian town of...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered daily water tests and other measures on Saturday to contain an outbreak of cholera that has killed at least six people in Baghdad's western outskirts. The deaths were in the town of Abu Ghraib, about 25 km (15 miles) west of the capital, hospital...