Europe

Abducted Ukrainian journalist free in Syria
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that a Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria is free after more than 150 days in captivity.
Conclave cardinals by continent
In the papal conclave that begins Tuesday, 115 cardinals will elect the next pope. All of them were created either by Benedict XVI or Pope John Paul ...
Nicaragua, Russia break up drug trafficking ring
The Nicaraguan government says Russia and Nicaragua have broken up a drug trafficking ring that supplied cocaine to Europe and was headed by a member ...
HP's Autonomy allegations trigger another inquiry
British authorities have opened an investigation into Hewlett-Packard's allegations that the personal computer maker was duped when it bought business ...
Conclave to elect next pope opens amid uncertainty
Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: ...
Report: UK police had Savile abuse records in '60s
An independent report into how British police handled allegations against disgraced late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile said Tuesday that police held ...
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 ...