Pope Francis insisted Wednesday poverty could be beaten if the world's rich play a full part in ending inequality as he attended a conference on financial inclusion.

Northwestern University in Qatar has canceled a media discussion featuring popular Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila for "safety reasons," the institution said Tuesday, amid social media furor.

The American university said it invited the Lebanese band, one of the most popular music groups in the region, to a talk at its Doha branch about Middle Eastern media revolutions this week but then moved the event to its Evanston, Illinois campus.

Slovenia's first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial hurdles and right-wing opposition, 50 years after the initial request to build was made.

A court in Germany ruled Monday against an attempt by authorities in Hamburg to forbid a 16-year-old schoolgirl from wearing a niqab during lessons.

Recounting the hellish conditions of eight years spent on death row on blasphemy charges but also the pain of exile, Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has broken her silence to give her first personal insight into an ordeal that caused international outrage.

If you take public transport, cycle or walk in Vienna, you stand to gain more than fresh air and exercise, with the city unveiling an app on Monday to reward car-free travel with free concert and museum tickets.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned Sunday that Jews could leave Germany on a "massive" scale if urgent action was not taken to stem rising anti-Semitism.

British Ambassador to Lebanon Chris Rampling welcomed his guests last week to celebrate the third annual reception for the Alumni Association of Lebanese Graduates of UK Universities, a press release said on Tuesday.

The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, reopened on Saturday after being shut down by workers striking over government plans to overhaul France's pension system.

Britain's bewildering battle to get Big Ben to bong for Brexit is becoming brutal -- and big-budget to boot as public cash donations flooded in Friday for a celebratory peal.