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The German government said on Wednesday that responsibility for the Holocaust lay with the Germans, after Israel’s prime minister sparked controversy before a visit to Berlin by saying a Muslim elder had convinced Adolf Hitler to exterminate Jews.

The event was part of an worldwide pilgrimage of Roma and Traveller communities, which attracted up to 7,000 people, among them a few 400 Irish Travellers.

The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria carried out 22 air strikes on Saturday, majority against targets near the Iraqi towns of Kisik, Ramadi and Sinjar, the US military said on Sunday.

South African President Jacob Zuma has ruled out fee increases for universities next year following a week of nationwide protests by students.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Syria needed to begin preparing for new elections.

England is faced with the task of scoring the highest fourth innings total in the history of the sport for an unlikely victory.

Noting concerns over the speedy building in the South-east Asian maritime hub over the past year, he cited how the newly built lighthouses on the Cuarteron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly archipelago would provide navigation assistance to ships of all countries.

Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as Barcelona moved up to second in the Primera Division standings, behind Real Madrid on goal difference, with a 3-1 triumph over Eibar at the Nou Camp.

The Leviathan II was towed by a Canadian Coast Guard boat to the north side of Vargas Island, Poisson said, where it was secured Monday, partially submerged.

For those in Europe and the United States, Saturday night marked the end of the daylight saving time, but the Turkish government delayed the time change by two weeks this year, in light of the upcoming parliamentary elections on 1 November.

The Russian Foreign Ministry says over the previous 24 hours it conducted 55 combat sorties against 60 targets in the Hama, Idlib, Damascus, Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor and Latakia provinces.

The death toll is expected to rise significantly.

With the ongoing debt ceiling and budget negotiations-an effort to raise the debt ceiling significantly, and an effort to push through a budget deal that ties a future Congress to increased spending limits being pushed by outgoing House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)-coming...

Following the Lords decision to delay the cuts, a third vote saw the Tories defeated again – this time by a majority of 17, after a Labour motion to delay the cuts until ministers come forward with “full transitional protection” for those affected for at least...

“Indonesia is an open economy, and with a population of 250 million, we are the largest economy in Southeast Asia”, Widodo said, speaking from the Oval Office, “Indonesia intends to join the TPP”.