June 26, 2015

The European Union’s stance on a surge in asylum seekers seeking to enter the bloc was attacked as derisory on Friday by a top UN official. Peter Sutherland, the UN Secretary General’s

US President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage Friday, saying it shows social changes once thought impossible can become reality. “Today we can say in no

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Friday ordered the immediate dismissal of the parliament, a government spokesman said, clearing the way for a snap election 10 months ahead of schedule. “The President signed

Nine days after a white alleged supremacist gunman slaughtered nine black churchgoers in Charleston, President Barack Obama was Friday to address the funeral of one of his friends. Obama’s eulogy for Pastor

Italy’s wealthy north may have tired of asylum seekers, but in one of the poorest regions of Sardinia locals are giving everything to clothe and feed refugee families. Standing amid piles of

Fifteen Angolan opposition activists, including rapper Luaty Beirao, were charged this week with planning to attack and oust long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the prosecution said in a statement seen on