European lawmakers call for freeze on Turkey’s EU bid

The leaders of the European Parliament's two largest groups called on Tuesday for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges.

US 'deeply concerned' about Turkish arrests of lawmakers

The United States said Friday it was "deeply concerned" by the Turkish government's arrest of the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish opposition party and its move to limit the country's access to the internet.

Obama blasts Congress for not passing stricter gun control laws after Oregon college shooting

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday slammed Congress for failing to pass stricter gun control laws after an Oregon college campus shooting left at least 10 people dead.