Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy visited Catalonia for the first time on Sunday since Madrid imposed direct rule on the region, a day after hundreds of thousands of Catalans marched to demand the release of jailed regional officials.His visit came two weeks after he dismissed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his government and the parliament, suspended […]

An Iraqi official says mass graves found in an area recently retaken from the self-styled Islamic State group could contain up to 400 bodies. Kirkuk Governor Rakan Saed said Sunday that the bodies of civilians and security forces have been found in an abandoned base near Hawija, a northern town retaken in early October, AP […]

TEHRAN – Head of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee Mohammad Ali al-Houthi warned Riyadh about targeting the major Red Sea port of al-Hodeidah, west of Yemen, and vowed to revenge potential attacks. Mohammad Ali al-Houthi said that if Saudi Arabia target Hodeidah port and its coastal areas, “we will make unprecedented steps” against the country, the […]

German parties cited progress on Friday after three weeks of talks about a three-way coalition, with their leaders due to thrash out remaining differences over transport and climate on Sunday. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, which bled support to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Sept. 24 election, are trying to forge a coalition […]

Six members of Catalonia’s parliament, including speaker Carme Forcadell, were granted bail Thursday after testifying before Spain’s Supreme Court on charges of rebellion, sedition and misappropriation of public funds.Following the hearing, Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena ordered that Forcadell be held in custody until she had paid bail, which was set at €150,000 ($175,000). The […]

Pope Francis, in some his strongest comments ever on nuclear weapons, said on Friday that the world should condemn not only their possible use but “their very possession”.The appeal came at the start of a two-day conference on nuclear disarmament in Vatican City that has brought together 11 Nobel Peace Prize winners, as well as […]

Suspected militants shot dead at least nine truck drivers in Egypt’s Sinai region late on Thursday when they targeted a transport convoy, setting the vehicles on fire, medical and security sources said on Friday. Egypt’s security forces have since 2014 been battling a self-styled Islamic State terrorist affiliate in northern Sinai, where militants have mostly […]

Yemen’s stocks of fuel will last until the end of November and stocks of vaccines run out in one month if a US-backed Saudi-led military coalition does not allow aid into Hodeidah port and  Sanaa airport, UNICEF’s representative in the country said on Friday.Meritxell Relano, speaking by phone to reporters in Geneva, said fuel prices […]

Saturday, November 11, 2017 Britain Told to Clarify $70b EU Divorce Bill in 2 Weeks Britain on Friday was reminded once more that time is running out to advance Brexit negotiations as both London and Brussels remain in dispute over the final cost of the divorce.Chief European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told reporters that […]

TEHRAN  – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will on Sunday visit Catalonia for the first time since Madrid imposed direct rule on the region, a day after hundreds of thousands of Catalans marched to demand the release of jailed regional officials. Mariano Rajoy is expected in Barcelona, the Catalan capital, at 11am (1000 GMT) to […]