Europe

French island of Corsica hit by attacks
A man was shot dead and several houses were bombed on the French island of Corsica, a vacation destination that has seen a wave of gang killings this ...
Serb shot and wounded in Kosovo
Police say a Serb working for Kosovo's ethnic Albanian authorities has been wounded in a drive-by shooting. The attack occurred late Friday in the ...
28 people arrested in Spain for child pornography
Officials say 28 people have been arrested in Spain on suspicion of being linked to an international child pornography network operating in Europe and ...
Clinton: Northern Ireland peace requires vigilance
Extremists still scheming to spoil Northern Ireland's fragile peace can be beaten through a commitment to political sacrifice, compromise and ...
France nixing financial aid for expelled Roma
France will stop giving financial aid to Roma whom it has expelled to their native Romania after fears the money was being used to undermine the ...
3 French ex-troops convicted in Ivory Coast death
Three former French soldiers were convicted by a Paris jury Friday and another one was acquitted of murder-related charges in the 2005 suffocation ...
Ex-premier of Turks and Caicos arrested in Brazil
The former jet-setting premier of the Turks and Caicos islands was arrested Friday in Brazil after having disappeared a couple years ago, authorities ...
2 detained in French terror probe released
A man and woman have been released from custody without being charged after days of questioning by French authorities investigating killings in ...
3 accused in UK court of stabbing Indian general
Three men accused of stabbing a retired Indian general have been ordered to remain in custody by a British court. The trio, who briefly appeared in ...
Pope shores up papal household after leaks scandal
Pope Benedict XVI moved Friday to shore up the papal household in the aftermath of the Vatican's leaks scandal, naming his trusted secretary to also ...
Dutch to send Turkey 2 Patriot systems
The Dutch government approved a NATO request Friday to send two batteries of Patriot missile defense systems to Turkey, following in Germany's ...
Italy could add more soldiers in Naples crime war
More Italian soldiers could be headed to Naples, which is reeling from a mob killing at a nursery school. Interior Minister Annamaria Cancellieri, ...
Kosovo veterans protest against EU police
Hundreds of ethnic Albanian veterans of the Kosovo war say the European Union rule of law mission must get out of the country after last month's ...
Alleged emerging Italian mob boss arrested in Bali
Police on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have arrested a convicted Italian mobster who is believed to be an up-and-coming Mafia boss near ...
Greece: Arsonists target home of former minister
Arsonists planted incendiary devices under two cars of former finance and defense minister Yannos Papantoniou, burning both vehicles outside the ...
Germany charges man with spying for Morocco
Federal prosecutors say they have filed espionage charges against a German-Moroccan man on allegations he spied on Moroccan opposition supporters in ...
AP Exclusive: China Nobel wife speaks on detention
Stunned that reporters were able to visit her, Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried as she described how absurd and emotionally draining her ...
UK publicist Max Clifford arrested in sex case
For years, the affable, white-haired Max Clifford has been the "go to" guy for British celebrities seeking help with public relations fiascos. Now it ...
Austrian bus driver finds, turns in about $500,000
Vienna's transport authority says a city bus driver checking a bag left behind by a passenger had the surprise of his life — €390,000 (more than ...
Norway strikes down terror charges against cleric
A Norwegian appeals court has struck down terror charges against an Iraqi-born Islamist cleric currently serving time for making death threats against ...
Greek clashes at protests over 2008 police killing
Greek riot police used tear gas Thursday to disperse youths throwing firebombs and stones during an Athens protest to mark the fourth anniversary of ...
Russian journalist gunned down in Caucasus
A journalist with state-controlled television has been killed in Russia's North Caucasus, a region plagued by violence stemming from an Islamist ...
Woman jailed in London over al-Qaida magazine
The sister of two men convicted of plotting to blow up the London Stock Exchange has been jailed for 12 months for possessing copies of the al-Qaida ...
Afghan, Iraq wars top Red Cross priorities in 2013
The International Committee of the Red Cross says Afghanistan and Iraq will continue to dominate its agenda while seeking $1.21 billion to pay for its ...
3 arrested in connection with Rwanda militia
Federal prosecutors say they've arrested three German citizens on suspicion of membership in a militia of mostly ethnic Hutus from Rwanda involved in ...