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September 28, 2016

India's top court allows Italian marine to stay in Italy

India's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Italian marine can stay in Italy while arbitration continues over the 2012 ...

September 28, 2016

Ex-PM fuels Socialist party feud over political impasse

Former Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez said Wednesday he feels "cheated" by current Socialist party leader Pedro ...

September 27, 2016

Turkey issues warrants for 121 people linked to Gulen

Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 121 people as part of an ongoing ...

September 26, 2016

Spain: Political wrangling continues after regional votes

Spain's political quagmire showed no signs of being resolved Monday after a regional election gave a small boost to Prime ...

September 25, 2016

Spain's regional elections give boost to Rajoy's party

Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative Popular Party got a boost in regional elections Sunday, while the ...

September 25, 2016

Bosnian Serbs vote in referendum banned by top court

Bosnian Serbs on Sunday voted in a referendum banned by the country's constitutional court, risking Western sanctions against ...

September 24, 2016

Gabon opposition candidate decries high court ruling

Opposition candidate Jean Ping vowed to not back down from his pursuit of the presidency hours after the constitutional court ...

September 24, 2016

Moody's downgrades Turkey's credit rating to 'junk' status

Moody's has downgraded Turkey's credit rating to "junk" status, a further blow to an economy shaken by terrorist attacks, a ...

September 23, 2016

Dutch government cuts gas production in quake-prone north

The Dutch government is reducing the amount of natural gas it pumps from underground reserves in the north of the country, ...

September 23, 2016

Gabon high court upholds incumbent leader Bongo's victory

Gabon's constitutional court upheld incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba's victory in last month's disputed election early ...

September 23, 2016

Russia's Vladimir Putin again reshuffles his inner circle

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reshuffled his inner-circle again, giving the parliament speaker's job to his chief ...

September 23, 2016

Regional elections may help breach Spain's political impasse

Political parties on Friday wrapped up campaigns for elections in Spain's Basque and Galicia regions that offer a slim chance ...

September 22, 2016

Putin names close ally to head Russia's spy agency

Russian President Vladimir Putin has named his longtime ally, the speaker of parliament and Putin's chief of staff, to head ...

September 22, 2016

German court: Fans liable for club fines

Germany's highest court has ruled that Bundesliga clubs can hold their fans liable for fines because of the supporters' ...

September 22, 2016

Tensions loom in the Balkans over Bosnian Serbs' referendum

Bosnia's Serb mini-state is holding a referendum this weekend that has turned into a proxy political battle between the West ...

September 20, 2016

Sweden plans green tax credits for home appliance repairs

Sweden's government plans to introduce tax breaks to make it more affordable to repair washers, dryers and other home ...

September 20, 2016

US examines airstrikes said to have hit Syrian troops

The U.S.-led coalition monitored a target in Syria for two days and deemed it valid before launching the airstrikes that ...

September 20, 2016

The Latest: Watson, Ramirez bring glitz to UN women event

The Latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Emma Watson cheered the possibility ...

September 20, 2016

India court asks govt to respond to Italian marine's plea

India's top court on Tuesday directed the government to respond to an Italian marine's plea to continue to stay in Italy ...