One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers was arrested Monday in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said.The regional government’s security agency said it had arrested Barzan Majeed, known as “the Scorpion,” in the area of Sulaymaniyah, upon a request from Interpol and “after the exchange of…

Four men from the Dominican Republic were indicted in Puerto Rico on charges of smuggling wildlife in a case involving more than 100 dead birds, officials said Monday.DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GETS FUNDING TO SAVE RARE BIRDThe men were detained after the U.S. Coast Guard spotted them earlier this month aboard a…

Arthur L. Irving, one of Canada’s richest people and the son of Canadian industrialist K.C. Irving, has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father founded.Irving Oil announced his death in a statement, saying he died Monday surrounded by his wife, Sandra,…

The International Monetary Fund, Argentina’s biggest creditor, agreed Monday to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program, endorsing government austerity measures so severe they even surpass the terms of its $43 billion loan.The IMF deal follows the completion of its review of Argentina’s compliance record and…

The Eurovision Song Contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers on Monday for their “incoherence” in banning its flag from the concert hall during the final.In an unusually sharp letter, EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas wrote to…

When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives. When he got home, he found out that his wife and three children had perished in the deluge.Two of his sons survived…

Reports that soldiers of Burma’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Burma were supported Monday in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings.The bloodshed on Saturday morning in Let Htoke Taw…

The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on sale a century after his death, and could fetch up to $72 million.Lars Emil Bruun, also known as L.E. Bruun, stipulated in his will that his 20,000-piece collection be safeguarded for 100 years before being…

Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud that left at least 44 people dead and another 15 missing.The heavy rains, along with a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount…

Barbara Nabulo, a sickle cell disease patient, has emerged as a dedicated advocate for others facing the same condition in rural Uganda.Despite her own challenges with the disease, Nabulo serves as a counselor to fellow patients, offering them encouragement and hope.Nabulo regularly visits sickle cell patients in the hospital ward,…