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Syria wants details about US-Russian initiative
The Syrian government wants more details before deciding whether to take part in a proposed U.S.-Russian initiative to negotiate a peaceful end to ...
Migrants scale Spanish border fence in Melilla
Spanish authorities say 200 sub-Saharan migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco by climbing a 6-meter-tall (20-foot-tall) ...
Massive landslide blocks major Austrian roadway,
A massive landslide has buried a section of the main road connecting much of Austria's Tyrol province with the city of Salzburg to the east, and ...
British PM visits Boston to discuss marathon bombs
British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be ...
UN chief to hold talks with Russian leaders
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Moscow and the Black Sea resort of Sochi this week for talks with Russian leaders on Syria, North Korea and ...
Suspected Russian militant leader goes on trial
A former Russian policeman accused of joining the Islamic insurgency in Russia's Caucasus has gone on trial on charges of masterminding a string of ...
Hundreds of bicyclists pour through Dutch museum
Guards removed the final barriers blocking the way, and a cheer went up from the crowd. Moments later, a small army mounted on bicycles of all shapes ...
Report: German journalist detained in Syria
Berlin daily Tagesspiegel reports that a German journalist has been detained by Syrian government forces while trying to cover the conflict in the ...
Turkey: Missing fighter jet crashed
Turkish officials said Monday that a missing fighter jet crashed and its fuselage and debris have been found in a mountainous area close to the border ...
Milan prosecutors demand 6 years for Berlusconi
Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his ...
Man pleads guilty in 12-year-old UK girl's death
A British man is pleading guilty to killing 12-year-old Tia Sharp, changing his plea on the fifth day of his murder trial in a case that has horrified ...
UK lawmaker puts duties on hold amid investigation
A senior British Conservative Party politician will not carry out his duties as deputy speaker of the House of Commons while police investigate ...
Germany arrests alleged Somali pirate accountant
German police arrested a man who allegedly acted as an accountant for Somali pirates blamed for the hijacking of an oil tanker in 2010, authorities ...
Africa, Asia see boom in priests as Europe withers
The number of Catholic priests in Africa and Asia has shot up over the past decade while decreasing in Europe, mirroring trends in the numbers of ...
Carlos the Jackal: Ex-enigma now mired in court
Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his ...
Red Cross says 3 workers kidnapped in Yemen
The International Committee of the Red Cross says three of its workers have been kidnapped in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan. Dibeh Fakhr, a ...
Official: UK fugitive won't fight extradition
A Spanish court says a British fugitive who was arrested while sunbathing at a luxury villa has told a judge he will not fight his extradition.
2 Russians arrested for brutal homophobic killing
Investigators say a 23-year-old Russian man was brutally beaten and left to die by his companions after drunkenly telling them he was gay. A former ...
Venezuela's 'Carlos the Jackal' seeks repatriation
A lawyer representing the convicted terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal" is urging Venezuela's government to demand that France return her ...
Algerian convicted in French attack plot escapes
An official says a convicted terrorist in France has escaped house arrest in a stolen car. Said Arif was a member of a Chechen network that once ...
UK police charge teen in acid attack on woman
British police say a 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with an acid attack on a woman in northeast London. The 28-year-old victim — who ...
British fugitive caught sunbathing in Spain
Spanish police snuck up on a British fugitive as he sunbathed, arresting him in a dramatic raid that even saw the suspect leap onto the roof of a ...
Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict
Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried ...
Algerians who fought for France want recognition
A group of Algerians who fought for France during Algeria's independence war are demanding that France officially admit that it abandoned them during ...
4 Turks captured by Taliban released
Turkey's prime minister says four of the eight Turks who were captured by Taliban forces in Afghanistan last month have been freed. Recep Tayyip ...