Europe

Court denies Berlusconi bid to halt sex trial
A Milan court on Monday rejected a bid by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi to halt his sex-for-hire trial for Italy's general election campaign, a ...
Court: Escape from Greek lockup was justified
A group of illegal immigrants was justified in escaping from a police lockup last year because of the miserable conditions in their overcrowded cell, ...
Former Austrian minister convicted of corruption
A court found a former Austrian interior minister and EU lawmaker guilty of corruption on Monday, rejecting his arguments that he thought British ...
Somali militants post photo of dead French soldier
In a gruesome display that included a taunt of France's president, Somali militants on Monday posted photos of what appeared to be a dead French ...
Somali witnesses to failed rescue describe mayhem
The night of mayhem and death started with the sound of helicopters above pitch-black fields. When it was over, the French intelligence agent who had ...
Victims of Costa shipwreck mark anniversary
Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday with the ...
Gay marriage protest converges on Eiffel Tower
Holding aloft ancient flags and young children, hundreds of thousands of people converged Sunday on the Eiffel Tower to protest the French president's ...
Thousands march to protest Russia's adoption ban
Thousands of people marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a far bigger number ...
3 dead migrants found off Greek island
Greece's coast guard says the bodies of three male would-be migrants have been retrieved in the waters off the eastern Aegean island of Chios.
4 women strip, protest Vatican gay marriage stance
Four women have gone topless in St. Peter's Square to protest the Vatican's opposition to gay marriage. Police quickly took the women away Sunday, and ...
Serbia loosens grip over Kosovo
Serbia on Sunday adopted a set of guidelines for reconciliation talks with the leaders of Kosovo, in a strong first signal it is loosening its claim ...
Romanian plane struck by lightning on landing
A plane belonging to Romanian national air carrier has been struck by lightning as it landed in Istanbul. Nobody was injured. Tarom airlines said the ...
Pope baptizes 20 babies in Sistine Chapel
The frescoed walls of the Sistine Chapel are ringing with the wails and coos of newborns as Pope Benedict XVI presides over his annual Mass to baptize ...
Arsonists target home of gov't spokesman's brother
Police say arsonists have attacked the home of the brother of government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou with a firebomb. The arsonists broke down the door ...
Italy consul in Benghazi fired on, not injured
Militants opened fire on the car of the Italian consul in the Libyan city of Benghazi, but he wasn't injured, officials in Rome and Libya said ...
More money, time needed to remove Concordia wreck
More time and money will be needed to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the rocks off Tuscany where it capsized last year, in part to ensure ...
Hundreds rally over Azerbaijan's conscript death
Several hundred people rallied Saturday in the center of Azerbaijan's capital in protest at the death earlier this month of military conscript.
Passenger has baby aboard flight to Armenia
A passenger has given birth aboard a plane flying to Armenia and named her daughter after one of the flight attendants who helped with the delivery.
Greek anarchists protest squatters' detention
Thousands of Greek anarchists marched through central Athens Saturday to protest the arraignment of nearly 92 people who tried to reoccupy a long-term ...
Vatican criticizes court ruling on gays' children
The Vatican is pressing its opposition to gay marriage, insisting Saturday that children should grow up with a father and a mother after Italy's high ...
France ups terror threat level after Mali strike
The French president says the country will raise its domestic terror threat level after military action in Mali and Somalia, promising to increase ...
KLM to cease flights to Iran in April
KLM says the company will cancel its flights to Iran as of April, leaving Germany's Lufthansa as the sole Western European-based carrier offering ...
Pedophile network broken up by Argentina police
Argentina's police have broken up a pedophile network with international ties that used social media websites to swap pornographic images and videos ...
Spain arrests 2 over suspected Iran nuclear export
Spanish police have arrested two people and seized equipment made by a Spanish company that was to be illegally shipped to Iran for use in its nuclear ...
Greece: Arsonists target prominent journalists
Arsonists attacked the homes of five prominent Greek journalists Friday, causing limited damage and no injuries but triggering a heated exchange ...