SYDNEY (AP) – Australian police on Wednesday raided the home and business premises of a man that technology news sites have claimed is the founder of virtual currency bitcoin. A statement from the Australian Federal Police said the searches were related to a tax investigation and not recent media reports …

HOMS, Syria (AP) – Dozens of insurgents began evacuating their last stronghold in Syria’s central city of Homs Wednesday as part of a local deal with government forces that allows them safe passage to areas in the country’s north. The governor of Homs, Talal Barazzi, told The Associated Press on …

IDOMENI, Greece (AP) – A wooden smuggling boat carrying about 50 people sank Wednesday in the eastern Aegean Sea. Greek authorities said at least 12 people drowned, including six children, and 12 others were missing. In northern Greece, riot police were removing hundreds of protesting migrants from a border crossing …