German police say they've arrested a second person in connection with the detention last week of a Syrian asylum-seeker who was suspected of planning to carry out an attack.
A top Ukrainian prosecutor says a judge has been caught taking a $150,000 bribe and that he stashed his money in a humble glass jar, a phot of which went viral on social media.
Britain's top court says its judges are unable to agree on the case of a transgender woman who was denied a female pension because she refused to divorce her wife.
The presidents of Romania and Moldova are paying their last respects to Anne of Romania at a 19th-century royal castle amid criticism about the grand royal funeral.
The U.S. and five European allies have expressed concerns about growing tensions near the Libyan oil terminal of al-Zueitina and are calling for rival factions to avoid damaging the country's energy infrastructure.
A fire ripped through a maternity ward at a Baghdad hospital overnight, killing 11 newborn babies, an Iraqi spokesman said Wednesday, a deadly blaze that was likely caused by faulty electrical wiring.
Afghan troops are being deployed to the capital of the key southern province of Helmand amid intense fighting with the Taliban in surrounding areas and fears the city could fall to the insurgents within days, officials said Wednesday.
Turkey's foreign minister says Turkish foreign ministry, military and intelligence officials will travel to Russia for discussions on finding a solution to the Syria conflict.
Authorities in Bangladesh's capital have arrested six suspected members of a banned Islamist group blamed for recent deadly attacks, including one last month that killed 20 people.
A Cypriot archaeologist says a mosaic floor dating to the 4th century has been uncovered depicting scenes from a chariot race in the hippodrome, the only one of its kind in Cyprus and one of only a handful in the world.
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is holding talks with the leader of the small, business-friendly Ciudadanos party who now says he will negotiate on supporting Rajoy's bid to form a government.