EU in Kosovo launches new organ trafficking probe
A European Union prosecutor in Kosovo says a new probe into illegal organ trafficking has begun just days after five people were found guilty of ...

Asia stocks down on US, China economic fears
Asian stock markets fell Thursday after U.S. and Chinese data pointed to slower growth in the world's two biggest economies. Analysts are concerned ...

Official: Arrested student entered US without visa
One of three college students arrested Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombings case was allowed to return to the United States from Kazakhstan in ...

ECB weighs rate cut as eurozone economy struggles
Economists say the European Central Bank could cut interest rates as soon as Thursday because of fears that the euro area's economy isn't recovering ...

Bomb in Russia's Dagestan province kills 2
A bomb exploded Wednesday in a busy shopping area in the capital of Russia's restive republic of Dagestan, killing at least two people, police said.
Macedonian police hold 17 over antiquities looting
Macedonian police say they have carried out raids across the country and arrested 17 people, including two state museum employees, for alleged ...
Tsarnaevs' father puts off plans to travel to US
The father of the Boston bombing suspects says he has indefinitely put off returning to the U.S. because he is too sick to make the trip from Russia.

Olympic discus silver medalist banned for doping
Olympic discus silver medalist Darya Pishchalnikova has been banned for 10 years for doping and will be stripped of her medal, the Russian track and ...

Obama: US reviews whether intel missed in bombing
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the U.S. will review whether any sensitive intelligence was missed that could have prevented the deadly ...

Russia charging NASA $70M per astronaut seat
The U.S. space agency is paying $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space and home again, and the agency's leader is blaming ...

Russia had elder Boston suspect under surveillance
Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to ...
Baku to host European games June 12-28
Azerbaijan's sports minister has announced the dates and participating sports for the first European Games, which will be held in 2015 in the ...
Kerry to talk Syria, terrorism in Russia next week
Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Russia next week for talks on Syria, Iran and terrorism concerns that have spiked since the Boston Marathon ...
Obama: Boston review designed to prevent attacks
President Barack Obama says a national security review following the Boston Marathon bombings will look at whether there is more the government can ...

Russia bars planes from using Syrian airspace
Russia has banned its airlines from flying over Syria after a civilian plane was reported to have come under an unspecified threat in Syrian airspace.
Prison terms issued over fatal Russian club fire
A court in the Siberian city of Perm has convicted seven people in connection with a nightclub fire that killed 156, sentencing them to prison terms ...

Europe court: Tymoshenko jailing was rights abuse
Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on ...
German ship operator: Pirates kidnap 5 crew
A German shipping company says pirates have kidnapped five crew members from one of its ships off the coast of West Africa. Sunship Schiffahrtskontor ...
Russian ref banned for life after attacking player
A Russian football match official has been banned for life after attacking a player during a youth match. Linesman Musa Kadyrov rushed onto the field ...

Kosovo: 3 get jail time in organ trafficking case
A court in Kosovo found two citizens guilty of human trafficking and organized crime Monday in a major trial against seven people suspected of running ...
Russia: Plane's safety 'threatened' over Syria
Russia's transportation ministry says a Russian civilian airliner came under threat from fighting in Syria while flying over the country, but there ...
Report: arsenic found in former Russian official
The Interfax news agency says the former Russian Olympic official who was forced to quit in a scandal over preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter ...