Turkey Starts Canal Project Amid Environmental, Regional Concerns

Turkey Starts Canal Project Amid Environmental, Regional Concerns

In a blaze of publicity, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid a foundation stone close to Istanbul, starting the construction...

Britain’s Health Secretary Quits After Breaking COVID-19 Rules by Kissing Aide 

Britain’s Health Secretary Quits After Breaking COVID-19 Rules by Kissing Aide 

Britain’s Health Minister Matt Hancock quit Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide...

Iran Says Nuclear Deal Salvageable but ‘Will Not Negotiate Forever’

Iran Says Nuclear Deal Salvageable but ‘Will Not Negotiate Forever’

Iran said Saturday it believes a reinstatement of its 2015 nuclear deal with major world powers is possible but warned...

UN Expert: Criminalization of Same Sex Unions Violates Human Rights Law and Must End

UN Expert: Criminalization of Same Sex Unions Violates Human Rights Law and Must End

U.N. Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, is calling...

Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas to Disperse LGBTI March in Istanbul

Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas to Disperse LGBTI March in Istanbul

Turkish police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that gathered for a Pride parade Saturday in central Istanbul, detaining...

German Investigators Seek Motive in Fatal Knife Attack

German Investigators Seek Motive in Fatal Knife Attack

Investigators were looking Saturday for a motive behind an attack in the German city of Wuerzburg in which a man...

Attack on UN Base in Mali Injures 12 German Soldiers

Attack on UN Base in Mali Injures 12 German Soldiers

The United Nations said 12 German troops and a Belgian soldier serving in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali were...