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Airport closed after plane skidded in Poland
Teams of experts were working to free a Boeing 737 airplane from a muddy field after it skidded off the runway while landing in Katowice, southern ...
Treble success for Walsh, Mullins at Cheltenham
Hurricane Fly became the first horse in 38 years to regain the Champion Hurdle title as jockey Ruby Walsh and trainer Willie Mullins completed a ...
Bolshoi ballet chief: threats preceded acid attack
The artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet said the dancer arrested on suspicion of giving the go-ahead to an acid attack that badly burned his eyes ...
Jewish museum in Poland unveils synagogue roof
A Jewish history museum in Warsaw has unveiled a reconstructed synagogue roof with an elaborately painted ceiling modeled on a 17th-century structure, ...
The choreographed election of a pope in a nutshell
The election of a pope follows a series of choreographed rules and rituals that have been tweaked over the centuries ever since the term "conclave" ...
US Air Force feels combat stress far from away
The U.S. military has begun to grapple with the mental and emotional strains endured by Air Force personnel who may never come face to face with a ...
172 flights canceled in Duesseldorf airport strike
Scores of flights have been canceled at Duesseldorf airport after security personnel walked off the job in a one-day strike to press their demands for ...
Researcher: Zombie fads peak when society unhappy
In the popular American TV series "The Walking Dead," humans struggle to escape from a pack of zombies hungry for flesh. Prank alerts have warned of ...
Rome braces for conclave crowd control challenge
You're expecting hundreds of thousands of guests. You don't know where they're coming from, or when they'll arrive. You don't even know the date of ...
Denmark's TV2 used computer game image for report
A Danish television channel has admitted it mistakenly used an image from a computer game to illustrate a news report about Syria. TV2 Head of News ...
Alitalia chair says CEO search under way
The chairman of Italian airline Alitalia has told managers that it plans to break even this year as it begins its search for a new chief executive ...
France wants more dads to take time off for babies
French President Francois Hollande wants more dads to stay home with their babies and more moms to get back to work faster. On Friday, International ...
Officials: Michelin eatery in Denmark sickens 63
Danish food safety officials ordered a cleanup and better food handling at Noma, one of the world's top restaurants, after more than 60 people fell ...
River Phoenix's last film to premiere in US
River Phoenix's last film is making its U.S. premiere at the Miami International Film Festival, 20 years after the young actor's death. "Dark Blood," ...
Filipino cardinal stirs papal talk with rapid rise
Asia's most prominent Roman Catholic leader knows how to reach the masses: He sings on stage, preaches on TV, brings churchgoers to laughter and tears ...
Cyrus the Great artifact shown in US for 1st time
A nearly 2,600-year-old clay cylinder described as the world's first human rights declaration is being shown for the first time in the United States.
The cast of characters in the Bolshoi attack
The story of the acid attack on the Bolshoi ballet chief has plot twists and colorful characters worthy of the grand Moscow theater. Here is a look ...
Tailors to the popes pray for perfect fit
The favorite guessing game in Rome these days is who will be the next pope. Few take it more seriously than the Gammarelli family, tailors to the ...
Russian ballet star confesses he agreed to attack
Pale and haggard after hours of questioning, a leading Bolshoi dancer told a Moscow court that he gave his blessing to an attack on the ballet's ...
Bolshoi dancer confesses to attack on ballet chief
A Russian ballet star who has danced the roles of violent and powerful historical figures at the Bolshoi Theater has confessed to organizing the acid ...
Miu Miu blows up handbags in inventive show
Last season's boxy and printed looks were gone for Miu Miu's fall-winter 2013-14 show. In their place was a more inventive collection that featured ...
Sam Mendes says no to next James Bond film
Never say never again? Sam Mendes says he won't be directing the next James Bond film — but may work on the series again in the future. Mendes has ...
Thomas Cook considers 2,500 job cuts
Vacation tour operator Thomas Cook says it is considering cutting about a fifth of its workforce as it enters the next phase of a three-year program ...
Mirren reigns as Britain's queen in 'The Audience'
What is the point of a monarch? "The Audience," Peter Morgan's new play about Queen Elizabeth II, suggests that in a democracy such as Britain, one ...
Stewart taking 'Daily Show' break to direct film
Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from anchoring his satirical comedy news show, "The Daily Show," in summer to direct and produce his ...