DUBLIN – A Roman Catholic bishop has appealed to the Irish Republican Army to identify the spot where they buried a teenage boy. Wednesday’s plea at a special Mass was made near a remote area where six searches from 1999 to 2013 failed to find the remains of Columba McVeigh. …

DAVOS, Switzerland – A top official at the European Central Bank says getting the euro down was not a prime consideration of the bank’s recently announced 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) stimulus. Benoit Coeure, an executive board member at the ECB, told a panel at the World Economic Forum in the …

PARIS – An 8-year-old boy from the south of France who claimed to support the men who attacked the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo was detained and questioned by police for defending terrorism. Fabienne Lewandowski, deputy director for public security in the Alpes-Maritimes region, said Thursday that the boy declared “I …

MADRID – Spain says 400 African migrants tried to storm border fences separating its North African enclave Melilla from Morocco and has warned of a buildup in numbers across the frontier. The Interior Ministry said the migrants charged past Moroccan border forces Sunday by throwing rocks, but were repelled by …

UNITED NATIONS – U.N. diplomats say the Security Council has given a green light to the appointment of Nikolay Mladenov as the U.N.’s top Mideast envoy, replacing Robert Serry. Two council diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because consultations were private, said Wednesday there were no objections to Secretary-General Ban …

NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s defense minister says 109 Boko Haram fighters were killed by soldiers responding to attacks on two towns near the border with Nigeria. In a statement late Friday, Karidjo Mahamadou said four soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in fighting in the towns of Bosso and Diffa. …

BRUSSELS – On the eve of a European Union summit, European Parliament members are demanding new measures to protect citizens against terror attacks. In a resolution adopted 532-136 Wednesday, lawmakers called for stepping up immigration checks on travelers entering the 26-nation Schengen area and investment in education and social programs …

UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s choice for its ambassador to the United Nations will take up his post next week after the United States declined to issue a visa to Iran’s earlier pick for the job last year. The spokesman for Iran’s mission to the U.N., Hamid Babei, confirms that Gholam …

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish lawmakers and media reports say five legislators were hurt in a brawl that broke out in Parliament, during which chairs allegedly were hurled and lawmakers were attacked with the speaker’s gavel and bell. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the fighting erupted early Wednesday as opposition legislators …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Police in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi say 10 people were killed and eight others were wounded in a fire that tore through an industrial area where laborers were sleeping. Abu Dhabi police said they were notified of the fire early Friday morning in …