ZWICKAU, Germany (AP) – After months of flight and fear, the Habashieh family of Syria is starting to build a new home in Europe’s heart and faces 2016 with an unfamiliar feeling enriching their lives. It’s called hope. Like so many who crossed continents this year in search of European …

BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgians officials say six more people have been brought in for questioning and seven searches carried out in connection with a suspected plot to stage extremist attacks over the holidays. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday the police searches were executed in the morning in various Brussels-area …

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) – Votes are being counted after Central African Republic’s much-delayed national elections had voters come out en masse in hopes of peace and stability after years of violence. The National Electoral Authority said lines were moving until polling stations closed in Wednesday’s vote. No violence …