Europe

Council of Europe legal experts criticize Hungary
The Council of Europe's legal experts said in a report finalized Friday that Hungary's constitutional changes endanger the system of checks and ...
Turkish PM urges protesters to leave Gezi Park
Turkey's prime minister on Friday urged a small delegation of protesters to persuade hundreds of others occupying an Istanbul park to withdraw.
Report: 73 Syrian officers, families cross border
As many as 73 Syrian military officers — including seven generals and 20 colonels — have crossed the border with their families "seeking refuge" in ...
Bulgaria media mogul elected security chief
The Bulgarian parliament's quick appointment of a legislator and media mogul to head the country's security service sparked massive protests Friday ...
Turkish PM's supporters hold rallies in Macedonia
Ethnic Turks and Albanians in two Macedonian cities have held peaceful rallies in support of the prime minister of Turkey, which has been rocked by ...
Europe seeks ways to ease youth unemployment
Germany, France, Italy and Spain agreed Friday to find ways to help small- and medium-sized companies as part of a broader plan to create badly needed ...
Fire on Greek ferry in eastern Aegean Sea
Crew members put out a fire on a Greek ferry boat carrying 248 passengers and crew in the eastern Aegean Sea Friday. Five people had to be evacuated ...
7 accused in high level Czech scandal
A multi-pronged scandal involving the prime minister's top aide, his estranged wife, military spy chiefs, former ruling party lawmakers and kilograms ...
Poland will investigate Nazi-led unit commander
Polish prosecutors say they will investigate a commander in a notorious Nazi SS-led unit who has been found to be living in Minnesota. An Associated ...
Corruption scandal in Spanish politics deepens
A former treasurer of Spain's ruling party held more money than previously suspected — up to 47 million euros — in secret Swiss bank accounts, ...
Indonesian police find French boy abducted in Bali
Police said they have arrested an East Timorese woman who allegedly abducted a French toddler on the tourist island of Bali. The woman was arrested ...
UN convoy finally reaches northernmost Myanmar
A U.N.-led convoy of trucks in Myanmar has for the first time in nearly a year been allowed to deliver food and household supplies to areas beyond ...
New bridge opens between Bulgaria and Romania
A new bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube River was opened Friday with hopes that it will spur growth in one of Europe's poorest ...
Pioneering Russian woman's spaceflight marked
On the 50th anniversary of becoming the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova has received a prestigious award from Russian President Vladimir ...
Putin: NGO 'foreign agent' law can be 'improved'
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would welcome "improving" a controversial law on non-governmental organizations that activists say is aimed ...
UN to Bosnia: Do more for wartime rape victims
The U.N. is urging authorities in Bosnia to form a truth and reconciliation commission that would make the country face up to the mass rapes that ...
Dutch high court rules against Aegon
The Netherlands' Supreme Court has upheld a ruling against insurer Aegon NV, finding that found it misled thousands of investors. In a case launched ...
World's oldest Jewish person dies in US at 113
The world's oldest Jewish person, Evelyn Kozak, whose family fled Russia to escape anti-Semitism, has died at age 113. Kozak died Tuesday after ...
No clear result after Turkish PM, protesters meet
A meeting between Turkey's prime minister and representatives of anti-government protesters ended early Friday without a clear resolution on how to ...
UN asks Austria to delay pullout from Golan
The U.N. peacekeeping department asked Austria Thursday to delay its full troop withdrawal from the Golan Heights until at least the end of July to ...
Putin: IMF needs reform
Russian President Vladimir Putin, preparing for next week's G-8 summit, says reforming the International Monetary Fund should be a top issue among the ...
Expert: Dying woman should have got Irish abortion
A miscarrying woman who died in an Irish hospital should have had her blood poisoning detected much sooner and been offered an abortion to improve her ...
Israel's PM opens historic exhibit at Auschwitz
Standing in front of a former prisoner block at the infamous Auschwitz death camp, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the world ...
Satellite boost for Greece's public TV holdouts
Journalists from axed Greek state broadcaster ERT returned to the airwaves Thursday amid an escalating crisis that saw the country rocked by a general ...
Germany to draw up $10.6-billion flood damage fund
Germany will create a fund of up to 8 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to pay for the damage caused by recent flooding, Chancellor Angela Merkel said ...