And now the most engrossing two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Results’ Relevance As the Pentagon waits for final results on what preliminary tests say is a cache of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, …

ATHENS, Greece – Greece says Turkey has withdrawn a recent notice seeking to reserve a large swathe of airspace over the Aegean Sea for military maneuvers until the end of the year. Foreign Ministry spokesman Constantinos Koutras said Monday that Turkey has withdrawn the Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, which …

BRUSSELS – Turkey is appealing to the European Union to help it combat the phenomenon of ghost ships used by smugglers to send hundreds of migrants at a time toward European shores. Turkey’s ambassador in Brussels, Selim Yenel, told EU lawmakers Wednesday that his country needs “proper information, coordination on …

BAGHDAD – Officials say two bombings in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, have killed at least eight civilians. A police officer says the deadliest attack took place in the capital’s Bab al-Sharji area, where a bomb went off Sunday outside a small restaurant, killing five civilians and wounding 11. He says another …

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has urged fellow Southeast Asian nations to jointly demand that China stop its land reclamation in contested South China Sea reefs. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the credibility of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations could be undermined if it does not respond to …

And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Quit Pro QuoOne day after he told the New York Post he had no intention of quitting in the next few weeks but instead would probably take leave sometime in …

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican says Pope Francis is considering adding a stop in Cuba to his U.S. trip in September but that no decision has been made. Francis has been credited with having helped the United States and Cuba reach their historic rapprochement by writing to the leaders of …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – A St. Petersburg court has ruled against a homosexual music teacher who lost her job after being outed by an anti-gay activist. Ksenia Kirichenko, the lawyer for a gay rights organization which is representing the teacher, said Thursday that the court this week refused the teacher’s …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – An Ethiopian official says 200 human smugglers have been detained as part of the government’s efforts to stem the number of citizens illegally trying to migrate to Europe. Ethiopian Federal Affairs Minister Shiferaw Teklemariam told the Ethiopian News Agency late Sunday that the government is looking …

MUNHALL, Pa. – A teachers union said a special needs student at a Pittsburgh-area elementary school shouldn’t be allowed to use a faculty restroom even though school officials said it’s difficult for the girl to climb steps to reach a student restroom on another floor. The Steel Valley Education Association …