Cement maker LafargeHolcim admitted Thursday it had resorted to "unacceptable practices" to continue operations at one of its now-closed factories in Syria. The admission comes after sources close to the case told AFP in January that the French government had filed a legal complaint against...

ISIS fighters withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, activists said Thursday, but government forces paused before entering its ravaged ancient ruins because of mines. Russian-backed Syrian troops pushed into a western neighborhood of the city late Wednesday...

A Norwegian appeals court will decide Wednesday whether mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is being treated inhumanely in prison by being kept in isolation after a lower court ruled in his favor. In April 2016, an Oslo district court stunned the survivors and families of the 77 victims of...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will Wednesday unveil a menu of options for the EU's future in the hope of rebuilding unity after Britain leaves the troubled bloc. Juncker's "White Paper" will be presented to the European Parliament in Brussels, before it is given to...