The man being held in France under suspicion of beheading his boss and trying to blow up a chemicals plant has told investigators there was no religious motivation behind the attack, a source close to the inquiry said on Monday. The source said Yassin Salhi, 35, told investigators he was not a jihadist and repeated earlier statements that he committed the act outside the southeast city of Lyon on Friday
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians promised on Monday to investigate alleged war crimes committed by their forces during the 2014 Gaza war, amid growing calls for an end to impunity on both sides. During an often virulent three-hour debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council, boycotted by Israel, the president of the Geneva forum rebuked envoys of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for referring to Israel
LONDON (AP) — The Dalai Lama was met by supporters and protesters as he opened Britain’s first Buddhist community center.
John Oliver is at it again. Hold on a second, we’re not done applauding his latest segment. On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the comic took on transgender rights, the same…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Espanyol says forward Sergio Garcia is leaving the Spanish club to play in Qatar.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest news on Greece’s financial woes as it closes its banks and limits money withdrawals (all times local):
ROME (AP) — The Italian navy says it is has begun deep-sea operations to recover bodies from a migrant shipwreck that killed as many as 800 people.
The presidential candidate tells Yahoo’s Katie Couric that the Supreme Court overstepped on gay marriage and Obamacare.
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the use of a controversial drug that has been implicated in several botched executions. Two of the justices said for first time that death penalty itself probably is unconstitutional.
Greece shuts its banks for six days in a dramatic turn in its struggle with heavy debts.
