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Turkish police release footage of missing US woman
The husband of a New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul was interviewed by police Tuesday in hopes of helping the ...
Underworld boss shot outside Bulgarian courthouse
A convicted underworld boss was shot and seriously wounded in broad daylight outside a courthouse in Bulgaria's capital on Tuesday, sending panicked ...
Brother of ex-Serbian strongman Milosevic dies
Borislav Milosevic, the brother of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, has died aged 79. Milosevic, who was the Yugoslav ambassador in Russia ...
Germany: Mali mission could prompt terrorist act
Germany's Interior Ministry says the country's aid to the fight in Mali against Islamic extremists could prompt individuals to attempt terrorist ...
Secretary to Spain's princesses to be quizzed
The secretary to Spain's two princesses is to be questioned in court in a probe of suspected fraudulent deals involving the king's son-in-law.
British man gets 6 years in Bali drug trial
An Indonesian court sentenced a Briton to six years in prison Tuesday for his role in a cocaine-smuggling case that led to a death sentence last week ...
Convicted UK grandmother to appeal death sentence
A court official says a convicted British grandmother will appeal the death sentence she received from an Indonesian court for smuggling cocaine worth ...
US fighter jet missing on training mission
U.S. and Italian aircraft on Monday searched the Adriatic Sea after losing contact with a U.S. fighter jet during a training mission off the coast of ...
Last jailed member of Greek dictatorship is dead
Nikolaos Dertilis, the last jailed member of the military dictatorship that ruled Greece from 1967-74, has died. He was 94. Dertilis had been ...
Italian court: Missile caused 1980 plane crash
Italy's top criminal court has ruled there is "abundantly" clear evidence that a stray missile caused an Italian passenger jet to crash into the ...
Russia tries whistleblower, despite his death
Russia is preparing to put lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on trial, even though he died in 2009, an unusual twist in a case that has become a byword for ...
After 7 years, trial starts in Puerto doping case
The first day of Spain's long-awaited Operation Puerto trial ended without any new revelations about doping in cycling on Monday, as the presiding ...
Probe sought over Berlusconi's praise of Mussolini
An Italian political candidate has asked prosecutors to investigate former Premier Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly defending fascism after the media ...
The dead aren't always excused from trial
Sergei Magnitsky died more than three years ago in a Russian jail but authorities are moving to put him on trial in a Russian court.
Istanbul police try to trace missing US woman
Police in Istanbul were scanning security camera footage Monday to try to trace a New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in the ...
5 more sailors rescued from sunken Russian ship
Five more sailors were rescued Monday from a Russian crab boat that capsized in the Sea of Japan with a crew of 30 Russians and Indonesians on board, ...
Swiss Jews fault president on Holocaust statement
Swiss Jewish groups are faulting the country's president for failing to address the neutral country's failings during World War II in a statement ...
UN official urges Spain to tackle racism
The U.N. expert on racism is urging Spain to take greater steps toward eliminating racist and discriminatory practices against migrants. U.N.
Berlusconi defends Mussolini for backing Hitler
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised Benito Mussolini for "having done good" despite the Fascist dictator's anti-Jewish laws, immediately ...
UK lawmaker: Short skirts, high heels risk rape
A British lawmaker's suggestion that young women who wear high heels and short skirts put themselves at greater risk of rape has drawn widespread ...
Holocaust victims mourned at Auschwitz and beyond
Holocaust survivors, politicians, religious leaders and others marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday with solemn prayers and the ...
Russian fishing ship capsizes, 20 sailors missing
A Russian fishing vessel has capsized in the Sea of Japan, and emergency officials say 20 Russian and Indonesian crew members are missing. The far ...
Bus crashes in eastern Portugal; 10 dead, 33 hurt
A bus crashed and fell into a ravine near the eastern Portuguese town of Serta, killing 11 people and injuring 32, officials said Sunday.
Report: UN doc links Britons to Somalia kidnapping
The Times of London says a secret section of a United Nations report has linked British citizens with Somali piracy. The newspaper says that a 2012 ...
Kosovo Albanians protest in capital
Ethnic Albanians are protesting in Kosovo's capital to show support for their ethnic kin in Serbia's tense southern sector. The protesters chanted ...