German authorities were tipped off by Turkey about an impending New Year’s Eve attack planned by Islamic State, reportedly part of a wider plan for simultaneous attacks across Europe. The attack planned... Read more »

Authoritarian moves by Poland’s new conservative government that allegedly encroach on democracy are to be reviewed by the European Commission in a procedure that may lead to suspending Warsaw’s voting rights in... Read more »

With little progress made on the economic front or integration into the EU, and still no lasting solution to the conflict in Donbass, the political year in Ukraine was marked by various... Read more »

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has released an incendiary cartoon comparing Saudi Arabia to Islamic State, after Riyadh carried out a death sentence against opposition Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The... Read more »

Shiite Muslims across the Gulf region have reacted with disgust and condemnation after Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shiite cleric, Sheikh Al-Nimr, on terror charges Saturday. He was one of the 47... Read more »

A barred owl that gained notoriety earlier this year for attacking joggers in a Salem, Oregon park is on the prowl again, but this time it’s targeting government workers outside the state... Read more »

The Republican chairmen of two committees of the House of Representatives say they are looking into reports that the National Security Agency spied on Israel and US lawmakers, but ranking Democrats in... Read more »

The US is preparing new sanctions against nearly a dozen companies and individuals in Iran, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates over their suspected role in contributing to Iran’s ballistic-missile program,... Read more »

A woman charged with drunk driving after being four times over the legal limit has had the case against her dismissed. The woman from upstate New York actually has a rare condition... Read more »