Europe

Morales: 'imperialists' behind Chavez death
Bolivian President Evo Morales is blaming "imperialists" for the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Morales said Tuesday that "if they can't ...
Berlusconi lawyers seek to delay sex-for-hire case
Silvio Berlusconi's judicial woes weighed on Italy's political future on Monday as prosecutors requested an accelerated trial of the former premier ...
Heavy workload awaits next pope; church in turmoil
The moment Cardinal Albino Luciani learned his colleagues had elected him pope, he responded: "May God forgive you for what you've done." The remark, ...
Black or white smoke, did they pick a pope?
Forget all the artistic masterpieces. The most gazed-at item at the Vatican this week will be a humble, copper, two-meter (six-foot) high chimney that ...
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 ...
Austrian police find 5.4 million smuggled smokes
Austrian police have confiscated 5.4 millon smuggled cigarettes worth more than €1 million. The cigarettes were found by financial police in a ...
British ex-minister jailed for obstructing justice
A former U.K. Cabinet minister and his ex-wife were each sentenced to eight months in jail on Monday over a convoluted attempt to transfer a 2003 ...
2 Italian soldiers won't return to India for trial
Two Italian marines facing murder charges in India won't be returned there for trial, the Italian Foreign Ministry said Monday. The sailors, who were ...
Int'l court drops case against Kenyan suspect
A lawyer for Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta said Monday the International Criminal Court prosecution of his client for allegedly orchestrating ...
As conclave approaches, Benedict XVI out of sight
As cardinals move to elect a new pope, the Vatican has seemed intent on getting people to forget the last one. Benedict XVI's papacy ended last month ...
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, ...
Dutch Catholic girls abused at home, in church
A commission investigating abuse of children linked to Dutch Roman Catholic institutions says girls were sexually abused by members of the clergy in ...
German police: no evidence of arson in fatal fire
German investigators say there is no evidence to indicate arson in a weekend fire that killed a woman of Turkish background and seven of her children ...
Turkey links Syria to deadly car bombing at border
Turkey's interior minister blamed Syria's intelligence agencies and its army for involvement in a car bombing at a border crossing last month that ...
Teenager pleads guilty to terror charges in UK
A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Monday to two terrorism charges in the central English city of Birmingham. The boy, who cannot be named under British ...
Minister: Kurdish rebels to release captives
Turkey's interior minister says Kurdish rebels are expected to release a group of captive soldiers and officials as part of peace efforts between ...
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.
Quirky facts about papal conclaves
LONGEST CONCLAVE: In 1268, a conclave began that lasted nearly three years — 33 months to be exact. Pope Gregory X was elected pope, but not before ...
French town honors Palestinian convict, raises ire
A French mayor has angered Israel by granting honorary citizenship to a Palestinian convicted in the killing of an Israeli government minister.
3 French men accused in terrorist attack plot
A Paris prosecutor says three young Frenchmen detained last week were plotting an imminent bomb attack in France. Prosecutor Francois Molins said ...
Trial of dead Russian whistleblower postponed
A Russian court on Monday postponed the trial of a dead lawyer who accused law-enforcement authorities of massive corruption and whose case sparked ...
Princess whose forbidden love gripped Sweden dies
She was one of the better kept secrets of Sweden's royal household: a commoner and divorcee whose relationship with Prince Bertil was seen as a threat ...
7 escape from prison in northeast Greece
Police say seven prisoners have escaped from a newly-built prison in northeastern Greece near the Turkish border. The inmates got out through a prison ...
Accused lawmaker returns to St. Maarten
A St. Maarten legislator at the center of a bribery probe returned Sunday to the Dutch Caribbean country and said he was prepared to give his side of ...