Category Archives: World

ISTANBUL - Rising from humble origins to take the helm of Turkey’s government in 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan quickly attracted a fervent following. But Erdogan, who served as prime minister and t...

JERUSALEM - Christians celebrated Easter on Sunday across the Middle East, where many are struggling to maintain their embattled communities in the face of war, religious violence and discrimination. ...

BEIRUT - The evacuation of more than 3,000 Syrians that was scheduled to take place Sunday from four areas as part of a population transfer has been postponed, opposition activists said, a day after a...

LONDON - Senior royals have joined Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate Easter with a special service at Windsor Castle. The monarch was joined at St. George’s Chapel on the castle grounds by Prince ...

CAIRO - An Egyptian court on Sunday acquitted Aya Hijazi, a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen who has been held in detention for nearly three years over accusations related to a non-governmental organization...

BUCHAREST, Romania - Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world have celebrated Easter in overnight services and with “holy fire” from Jerusalem, commemorating the day followers beli...

VATICAN CITY - On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter Sunday message that also decried the “latest vile̶...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - President Donald Trump asserted on Sunday that China was working with the United States on “the North Korea problem,” and his vice-president told American and S...

HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. - April the giraffe’s calf is nursing strongly and his mother is recovering “perfectly,” said officials with Animal Adventure Park on Sunday after a morning veteri...

BERKELEY, Calif. - At least 20 people were arrested after violence broke out Saturday between groups of supporters and detractors of President Donald Trump holding rallies in downtown Berkeley, author...