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EU lawmakers seek probe of fund misuse on summit day

European Union lawmakers called Friday for an investigation into the alleged misuse of EU funds in the Czech Republic and ...

Belarus' authoritarian leader claims foreign plot thwarted

The president of Belarus said Friday that his government thwarted a foreign-inspired plot to destabilize the ex-Soviet nation ...

Belarus' authoritarian leader claims foreign plot thwarted

The president of Belarus said Friday that his government thwarted a foreign-inspired plot to destabilize the ex-Soviet nation ...

Iranian ex-judge dies in Romania, falls from hotel window

A former Iranian judge sought by his country to face corruption charges died Friday after a fall in a hotel in Bucharest, the ...

Croatia jails 2 police amid migrant violence reports

Croatia has detained two police officers suspected of hurting a migrant as the European Union country faces renewed reports ...

Europol: Rise in online child abuse content in lockdown

The European Union police agency warned Friday that during coronavirus lockdowns offenders are increasingly trying to access ...

Cocaine smugglers aim to take advantage of Spain's lockdown

Spanish authorities seized 3.8 metric tons of cocaine in just over a month at Valencia's port, as drug smugglers presumed ...

1 New Zealand officer killed, 1 injured during traffic stop

An unarmed police officer was shot and killed and another was wounded after they tried to pull over a car in New Zealand's ...

Atlanta police call out sick to protest charges in shooting

Atlanta police officers called out sick Thursday to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man ...

Arrest of ex-aide to Bolsonaro’s son another hit for leader

Brazilian authorities on Thursday arrested a man sought as part of an investigation into allegedly suspicious movements of ...

Italy pressed on arms sale to Egypt amid torture-murder case

Italian lawmakers pressed Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte late Thursday over the planned sale of two frigates to Egypt even ...

Lawmakers to probe security agencies over far-right killing

German lawmakers plan to investigate possible mistakes made by security agencies in their handling of two neo-Nazis suspected ...

Top challenger in Belarusian presidential race detained

Belarusian authorities on Thursday detained the former head of a Russia-owned commercial bank who has emerged as the top ...

Armenia's ex-president freed from jail on $4.1-million bail

A court in the Armenian capital ruled Thursday to free former Armenian President Robert Kocharian on $4.1-million bail — the ...

Slave's grave vandalized in UK city in apparent retaliation

British officials said Thursday the grave of an enslaved African man has been vandalized in an apparent “retaliation attack” ...

Slave's grave vandalized in UK city in apparent retaliation

British officials said Thursday the grave of an enslaved African man has been vandalized in an apparent “retaliation attack” ...

Israeli soldier gets community service after killing Gazan

An Israeli soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian fisherman near the Gaza frontier in 2018 has been given 45 days of ...

North Macedonia: Former top prosecutor jailed for corruption

A court in Northern Macedonia has jailed a former top anti-corruption prosecutor for seven years after she was found guilty ...

German prosecutors charge Russian over brazen Berlin killing

German prosecutors on Thursday filed murder charges against a Russian man accused in the brazen daylight slaying in Berlin ...

Trial of Diacks exposes dark backdrop of track golden era

As Usain Bolt set the world ablaze, making athletics the hottest ticket at the Olympic Games, the sport was also being eaten ...