Europe

Protest in Paris against France's gay marriage law
Tens of thousands of people protested against France's new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday, and police clashed with right-wing ...
Serbia holds funeral for Yugoslavia's last king
Serbia held a funeral on Sunday for Yugoslavia's last king, Peter II Karadjordjevic, who had fled the country at the start of World War II and died ...
Pope urges Mafiosi to stop exploitation of others
Pope Francis paid tribute to a courageous priest murdered by the Sicilian Mafia as a martyr and urged mobsters on Sunday to abandon their evil ways, ...
Police hunt for Sweden rioters after violent week
Swedish police say they are looking for perpetrators involved in the weeklong riots in Stockholm suburbs that have resulted in some 220 reported ...
1 victim of Russian suicide bombing dies of wounds
A woman who was among those wounded when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan has died. Police and ...
Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier
Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a ...
Turkish couples kiss in subway in protest
Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed ...
Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five ...
Priest who defied Mafia is beatified in Sicily
An Italian priest who stirred consciences with his anti-Mafia preaching and was gunned down by mobsters has been honored by the Vatican as a martyr.
Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally
At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event.
Swedish capital again wracked by nightly rioting
Police say that overnight violence in suburban districts of Stockholm was less intense than previous nights but as many as 25 cars had been burned.
Riot-weary Stockholm police get reinforcements
Riot-weary Stockholm police were reinforced on Friday with officers from other parts of Sweden as the capital prepared for more unrest after youths ...
Small plane crash kills 3 on Spanish island
Spanish officials say the pilot of a small plane carrying three passengers is the only person to survive a crash on the island of Mallorca. The Cessna ...
Gay rights advocates rally in Georgia
Several hundred activists defending the rights of gays have rallied in the capital of ex-Soviet Georgia, separated by police from a few hundred ...
Woman in Berlusconi case denies her own statements
The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness ...
Woman in Berlusconi denies her own statements
The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness ...
Earthquake hits Russia's Far East
A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the ...
US: Czech slaying suspect killed relatives
An American man killed his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic and then flew to the United States, where he was arrested at an airport, ...
France: New Libyan security measures on tap
France's foreign minister says Libya is poised to announce new security initiatives in coming weeks, amid recent instability in the North African ...
Madrid's Catholic Church says it needs exorcists
The Catholic archdiocese in Madrid says it needs more exorcists to help some of its faithful cope with the devil. An archdiocese spokeswoman said ...
NATO chief glad Romania to spend more on defense
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has welcomed a promise by Romania to increase spending on defense and has thanked the country for its ...
Court cancels Ukraine's first gay pride rally
A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who ...
Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders
An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday. The bodies ...
Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots
Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish ...
Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets
The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect ...