TORONTO – A government official says Canadian police arrested 10 youths at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport this past weekend after suspecting them of wanting to go to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State group. The official confirmed the arrests late Tuesday, but did not have any other details. …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s military says suspected Kurdish militants have fired two mortar rounds at a military base in the country’s southeast region, prompting the military to fire back in retaliation. A statement posted Monday on the military’s website says no one was injured in Sunday’s attack on the base …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iranians have been captivated by a video circulating on social media that shows lawmakers arguing over the ongoing nuclear negotiations with world powers. The video, which surfaced Monday, shows Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and hard-line lawmaker Mahdi Kouchakzadeh in a heated exchange, apparently during a closed …
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BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Burundi’s most prominent opposition leader says his party is boycotting elections amid political unrest stemming from the president’s bid for a third term. Agathon Rwasa, who leads the opposition party known by its initials as FNL, told The Associated Press on Friday that he is pulling out …
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A climber died in Canada’s Peter Lougheed Provincial Park on Saturday after an avalanche swept down a slope and buried him, authorities said. The climber and a partner were descending the Lone Ranger ice climb in the park’s Ranger Creek when a wind slab avalanche “struck them from above,” Avalanche …
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Hamas’ youngest hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, has been handed over to another terrorist group in Gaza along with his family, according to the IDF, and the news is leaving a distraught relative to plead for her loved ones’ safe return. “I can’t say we are surprised about the level of …
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ eagerly awaited environment encyclical will be published June 18. The Vatican took the unusual step Thursday of announcing the release date in advance “to avoid confusion over the diffusion of unconfirmed information.” No papal document in recent times has elicited as much anticipation and anxiety …
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BEIJING – Chinese and Japanese finance ministers are reopening talks aimed at deepening economic cooperation that were delayed over strained relations between the Asian giants. Chinese authorities say the country’s Finance Minister Lou Jiwei will sit down with his counterpart, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso in Beijing on Saturday. …
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UNITED NATIONS – Members of a U.N. peacekeeping mission engaged in “transactional sex” with more than 225 Haitian women who said they needed to do so to obtain things like food and medication, a sign that sexual exploitation remains significantly underreported in such missions, according to a new report obtained …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian officials say they are pressing ahead with their war crimes case against Israel in the International Criminal Court. Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Thursday that he will travel to the Hague on June 25 to present the Palestinians’ first reports to the court as part …
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