Europe

Police investigate fire that killed 2 children
Police are investigating the cause of a blaze that killed two young children and injured their mother in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht.
Austrian Jewish leader says anti-Semitism growing
The leader of Vienna's Jewish community says the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Austria reported to his office have doubled over the past year ...
Spain's 'El Nino' lottery hands out $1.1 billion
A lottery showered €840 million ($1.1 billion) on ticket holders in five regions of Spain on Sunday, in the midst of a deep recession and high ...
Christian Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany
Thousands of young men leapt into icy rivers and lakes across eastern Europe on Sunday to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in ceremonies ...
Pope makes longtime aide a bishop in St. Peter's
Pope Benedict XVI has rewarded his longtime loyal secretary by making him a bishop in an elaborate ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica. The pontiff and ...
Avalanche in Alps kill 2 Italian skiers
Rescuers have found the bodies of two Italian skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Italy's Alps. The Italian news agency ANSA said the rescuers ...
Missoni scion on plane missing in Venezuela
Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Missoni ...
Spanish police seize ancient plundered vase
The owner of an antique shop in Spain was arrested after police investigators found a vase there dating back to the late second century B.C.
Violence in Northern Ireland for 3rd day over flag
Northern Ireland police used water cannons to fend off brick-hurling protesters in Belfast on Saturday as violent demonstrations over flying the ...
Swiss shooting victim out of danger
Police say the life of a man wounded in a shooting rampage in a Swiss village that killed his wife and two other people is no longer in danger.
UK police charge Nepalese man with torture
British police said Friday they have charged a serving colonel in the Nepalese army with two counts of torture allegedly committed during the ...
Turkey: Military will keep fighting rebel Kurds
Turkey will press ahead with military operations against autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels even as Turkish officials hold talks with the rebels' jailed ...
2 Romanian journalists sentenced for blackmail
A Romanian court has given two journalists suspended prison sentences after they were convicted of trying to blackmail politicians and businessmen ...
Sweden honors WWII hero with commemoration day
Sweden will honor its World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg with an annual commemoration day in recognition of his achievements in saving thousands of ...
British government extradites al-Qaida suspect
Police in Britain have extradited a terror suspect to the United States to face charges that he took part in an alleged al-Qaida plot to detonate ...
Wrestling cup renamed for school shooting victim
The Kiki Cup, an international Greco-Roman wrestling meet, is being renamed the Jack Pinto Cup in memory of the 6-year-old wrestler who was killed in ...
Swiss gunman kills 3 people, had troubled history
A shooting in southern Switzerland has left three women dead, two men wounded and raised questions about how a troubled suspect was able to go on a ...
4 French thought held captive in Mali get medicine
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says four French hostages thought to be in northern Mali are in good health and is suggesting the government has ...
Syrian asylum seekers soared in Sweden in 2012
More than 12 times as many Syrians sought asylum in Sweden in 2012 than the previous year, making the Scandinavian country the top European ...
Bulgaria: 1 suspect in bomb attack identified
Bulgarian authorities said Thursday they have identified one of three suspected terrorists involved in a bomb attack that killed five Israeli tourists ...
76-year-old man trapped hunting for lottery ticket
What are the odds? A 76-year-old man trapped himself in an underground waste paper container in Amsterdam after he clambered in to hunt for a lottery ...
Nepali man arrested in UK over torture allegations
British police say that they have arrested a Nepali man on suspicion of torture allegedly committed during the Himalayan nation's bloody civil war.
Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan
An elite Danish soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan by an explosive device, military officials said Thursday. The blast is said to have ...
Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name
Call her the girl with no name. A 15-year-old is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother.
Fire in poor French apartment complex kills 5
A fire in an apartment complex in an impoverished Paris suburb has killed five people, including two children. Officials say 18 people were hurt.