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Noting the generosity of countries like Greece, Pope Francis called on European Union member states to “focus decisively and unreservedly on negotiations” to assist nations receiving refugees.

In a chaotic scene, Syrian and Iraqi refugees forced their way through part of a Macedonian border fence, some clutching infants or struggling to free duffel bags caught in the razor-wire fence. They were met by Macedonian riot police.

The execution triggered protests in several cities denouncing the hanging after some religious and political leaders, as well as militant groups, publicly defended the killer.

The paper said it was also a “positive sign” when Michael Sugar, the movie’s producer, said he hoped the film would “resonate all the way to the Vatican.”

Final results released show that reformists, who favor expanded social freedoms and engagement with the West, and other backers of President Hassan Rouhani, won at least 85 seats.

For the first time in Irish electoral history, the combined popular vote Friday for Ireland’s two political heavyweights—the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael parties—fell below 50 percent as voters infuriated by austerity measures shifted their support to a Babel of anti-government voices.

The Chiriaco River, where the students usually bathe, play and wash their clothes, turned black on Feb. 10.

The cease-fire aims to bring representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition back to the negotiating table in Geneva for talks on a political transition.

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson reiterated ongoing concerns with the values and policies of Girl Scouts USA.

After months of public debate and protests, the Italian Senate passed a controversial bill that grants legal recognition to nonmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples.