Europe

Stranded humpback whale struggles to free itself
Rescuers say a humpback whale has stranded on a sandbank near the northern Dutch coast and is trying to free itself as the tide rises. Henriette de ...
Spain arrests woman with cocaine breast implants
Spanish authorities say they have arrested a Panamanian woman arriving at Barcelona airport with 1.38 kilograms (3 pounds) of cocaine concealed in ...
Russia: 3 arrested over the killing of Sufi leader
Authorities in Russia have arrested three suspected Islamic militants who aided a female suicide bomber that killed an influential Muslim leader in ...
Russia slams US for recognizing Syrian opposition
Russia has criticized Washington's decision to recognize Syria's main opposition group as the country's legitimate representative saying the move is ...
Cayman Islands leader arrested in corruption case
The leader of the Cayman Islands' government was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of theft, abuse of office and breach of trust in the famed Caribbean ...
Ruby, key witness in Berlusconi trial, in Mexico
The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's pay-for-sex trial has turned up in Mexico after missing a court date and becoming ...
Vatican: World not ending, despite Maya prediction
The Vatican's top astronomer has some assurances to offer: The world won't be ending in 10 days, despite predictions to the contrary. The Rev.
UK authorities arrest 3 in LIBOR rate probe
British police arrested three people Tuesday as part of their investigation into the manipulation of a key benchmark interest rate — the first British ...
Czech man investigated for Breivik t-shirts
Czech police are investigating a man for selling T-shirts featuring a portrait of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, saying they appeared ...
France trying to reconcile Afghan rivals
France is trying to ease tensions in Afghanistan by talking to conflicting parties and sees Pakistan as key to stabilizing the region, the country's ...
Strauss-Kahn, NYC hotel maid settle her lawsuit
When a settlement ended the last legal fallout from the sexual assault allegation that sank his political career, Dominique Strauss-Kahn kept his ...
Cyprus ombudsman: Detention facilities lacking
Cyprus' ombudsman says authorities haven't done enough to improve conditions at the country's detention facilities years after a critical report by ...
Web porn owner arrested in tax evasion case
Prosecutors say the German owner of the popular YouPorn and Pornhub websites has been arrested on suspicion of tax evasion. Fabian Thylmann was ...
HSBC settles US money laundering case for $1.9B
HSBC says it's paying $1.9 billion in penalties to settle a U.S. money laundering probe. The investigation into HSBC has focused on the transfer of ...
Judge: Strauss-Kahn, NYC hotel maid settle suit
Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid settled her lawsuit Monday over sexual assault allegations that sank ...
British firm agrees to plead guilty in Iraq case
A British contractor has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in a deal to supply vehicles to Iraqi police during U.S.-led reconstruction ...
Small earthquake rattles Russia's Sochi region
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 hit Russia on Monday along the Black Sea coast to the north of Sochi, the city preparing to hold the 2014 Winter ...
Hungarian students protest scholarship cuts
Hundreds of Hungarian university students are marching in Budapest to demand more funding for higher education and to protest government plans to ...
UK police arrest 6th person in sex abuse probe
British police on Monday arrested another suspect in the sex abuse probe spurred by allegations against the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile.
US settles suit alleging UK bank money laundering
Standard Chartered Bank has agreed to pay $327 million to settle federal and New York charges it laundered money on behalf of four countries that were ...
Dutchman launches life-sized replica of Noah's Ark
Just as the first storms of winter roll in, Dutchman Johan Huibers has finished his 20-year quest to build a full-scale, functioning model of Noah's ...
European Union receives Nobel Peace Prize
The EU received the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for promoting peace and human rights in Europe following the devastation of World War II, and the bloc ...
Bosnian Serb police ban Human Rights march
Activists say Bosnian Serb police have banned a march by war survivors to mark International Human Rights Day in Prijedor, where thousands of ...
Taliban to attend Paris meeting on Afghanistan
The Taliban will attend a meeting in France to talk about Afghanistan's future but will not discuss peace and reconciliation, the militant group's ...
Russia ceases use of radar station in Azerbaijan
Russia has ceased using an early-warning radar station based in neighboring Azerbaijan after the two countries failed to reach an agreement on ...