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Thousands marching for slain Serbian leader
More than 15,000 people joined a march Tuesday honoring Serbia's slain prime minister Zoran Djindjic, in an outpouring of grief for the reformist ...
Israeli president: Iran is world's greatest danger
The president of Israel on Tuesday called the Iranian regime "the greatest danger to peace in the world" and appealed to EU lawmakers to formally ...
Belarus player tests positive at Olympic qualifier
Belarus ice hockey player Andrei Mikhalyov has been suspended after testing positive for a banned stimulant at an Olympic qualifying match.
IOC pay visit to Sochi to check on preparations
With the games less than a year away, IOC inspectors are paying their latest visit to Sochi to check on preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Rosicky returns for Czechs for WCup qualifiers
Captain Tomas Rosicky has returned to the Czech Republic's team for this month's World Cup qualifying games against Denmark and Armenia. The Arsenal ...
Azerbaijani editor sentenced to 9 years in jail
The editor of an independent Azerbaijani newspaper has been sentenced to nine years in prison for bribery in a trial dismissed by his supporters and ...
How the conclaves fared in the past century
Over the past century, no conclave has lasted more than five days and the fastest vote was for Pope Pius XII. Twice prelates from North America missed ...
Abducted Ukrainian journalist free in Syria
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that a Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria is free after more than 150 days in captivity.
Nicaragua, Russia break up drug trafficking ring
The Nicaraguan government says Russia and Nicaragua have broken up a drug trafficking ring that supplied cocaine to Europe and was headed by a member ...
Hungary approves disputed constitutional amendment
Hungarian lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a long amendment to the constitution which critics say threatens certain democratic checks and ...
Croatia rejects UEFA hooliganism warning
Croatia has rejected a warning from UEFA that fan violence and racism could lead to its teams being banned from international competitions.
Ukrainian journalist kidnapped in Syria is free
Russian news reports say a Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped by rebels in Syria five months ago is now free. Anhar Kochneva was working as an ...
Russia faces action over illegal skeleton runners
Skeleton's governing body has threatened disciplinary action against 2014 Winter Olympics host Russia after a racer used illegal equipment at the ...
Poland philharmonic employee charged in killings
An employee of a philharmonic in western Poland was charged with murder in the double homicide of a young female harpist and a security guard inside ...
French official: Syrian rebels need arms
The European Union will soon have to consider allowing munitions to be funneled to the outgunned Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow the regime of ...
Mysterious bacterium found in Antarctic lake
A new form of microbial life has been found in water samples taken from a giant freshwater lake hidden under kilometers of Antarctic ice, Russian ...
Macedonia remembers tiny Jewish community
Macedonia on Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the deportation of nearly its entire Jewish community to a Nazi death camp during World War II, ...
Old sausage found at Polish meat plant
A local veterinary inspector has been suspended in northern Poland after evidence was found of old sausages and meat stored at a processing plant.
World War II explosives found under future runway
An airport spokesman says that dozens of World War II German artillery shells have been found at the site where a new runway is to be built in ...
Slovenia, Croatia resolve banking dispute
Croatia agreed Monday to suspend legal action against Slovenia over a long-standing banking dispute stemming from the breakup of Yugoslavia.