RICHMOND / AFP Four former Iraqi detainees who say they were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison are asking a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit. A three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the case on Thursday in Richmond, Virginia. The former detainees sued CACI Premier Technology Inc., an …

  BRUSSELS / AP The European Union has decided with immediate effect to allow Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway to keep border controls in place for up to six months to deal with the migrant influx. EU headquarters said in a statement on Thursday that the controls should be “targeted and limited in scope, frequency, location and time, to what …

  BRUSSELS / AP Germany’s foreign minister says “the ball is in Turkey’s court” as the Turkish government and the European Union face off over conditions for Turkish citizens to be granted visa-free travel to Europe. The visa waiver is one of the incentives offered by the EU for Turkey to stop migrants leaving for Europe and take back those who …