CAIRO – An Egyptian administrative court has upheld a decision by the Interior Ministry banning a Libyan student from returning to the country because he is gay. The student, who was not named, was barred from returning to Cairo from abroad in 2008 and had appealed the decision hoping to …
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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican says Pope Francis is considering adding a stop in Cuba to his U.S. trip in September but that no decision has been made. Francis has been credited with having helped the United States and Cuba reach their historic rapprochement by writing to the leaders of …
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BEIRUT – A former Lebanese minister charged with plotting a wave of bombings at Syria’s behest confessed to transporting explosives into the country in collaboration with Syrian intelligence, his lawyer said Tuesday, arguing that his client was the victim of entrapment. Ex-Information Minister Michel Samaha acknowledged during a session of …
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VIENNA – Diplomats say the first round of Iran nuclear talks aimed at turning a tentative agreement into a final deal has been positive and indicates an agreement can be reached by the June 30 deadline. The United States and five other powers want Tehran to agree to long-term curbs …
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ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria’s defense ministry says the country’s army has killed six armed Islamic militants in the Hendu area, 120 kilometers east of the capital Algiers. The ministry said in a communique Tuesday that the militants, who belonged to the Katibat Ennour group, were ambushed by an army patrol …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. confirms that Iran will take part in consultations on Syria that begin Monday in Geneva. The U.N. special envoy on Syria has said these are not a new round of negotiations but a series of individual meetings with “as many parties as possible” to get …
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin islands – A 24-year-old Massachusetts man is suspected of fatally stabbing his parents during a family vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands and then fleeing the three-island Caribbean territory, investigators said Tuesday. Acting Police Commissioner Delroy Richards said police officers found the bloody bodies of Kenneth …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates’ national carrier Etihad Airways says one of its flights from Cairo to the capital, Abu Dhabi, has been diverted to a military air base in Dubai for “security reasons.” The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said passengers on Flight No. 650 disembarked after …
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EL-ARISH, Egypt – Egyptian security officials say four soldiers died when a bomb they were trying to diffuse exploded in northern Sinai, while a separate explosion killed four civilians. The officials say two officers were among the dead in the explosion Wednesday near the city of Rafah, which borders the …
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ATHENS, Greece – The Greek coast guard is searching for a boat believed to be carrying 45 migrants and to have run into trouble south of the small Ionian island of Antipaxoi, off the western coast of mainland Greece. Two coast guard boats, a helicopter and one more boat sailing …
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