Europe
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French school newspaper threatened over Charlie Hebdo issue
PARIS (AP) — Teachers, parents and media freedom activists are urging police action after death threats…
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For US allies, paradigm shift in intelligence collection
PARIS (AP) — Fearful of an expanding extremist threat, countries that for years have relied heavily…
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Remains of all 150 Germanwings crash victims are identified
PARIS (AP) — The remains of all 150 victims of the Germanwings plane crash in the…
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UK police arrest 7 in major jewel heist case
LONDON (AP) — More than 200 British police swooped down on suspected jewel thieves Tuesday, making…
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Eurozone express hopes that Greek criticism will bear fruit
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Greece’s European creditors sought to douse talk that they are making…
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Polish border guards refuse entry for 10 Russian bikers
TERESPOL, Poland (AP) — Polish border guards on Monday blocked 10 nationalistic Russian bikers loyal…
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Ex-president OK’d CIA site, denies knowing what it was for
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A former Romanian president has acknowledged approving the CIA’s request for…
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US artist unites divided Bosnian youths to make street art
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — American graffiti artist Caleb Neelon, creator of street murals in numerous…
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Armenia marks centennial of killing of 1.5 million
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The presidents of Russia and France joined other leaders Friday at…
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Police: 14 migrants killed by train in Macedonia
VELES, Macedonia (AP) — Fourteen suspected migrants from Afghanistan and Somalia, walking in the dark…
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Greece bailout deal elusive, ‘significant’ more work needed
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Greece remains at loggerheads with its European creditors on an economic…
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Poland bans ‘provocative’ Russian bikers loyal to Putin
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities said Friday they will not allow a nationalistic Russian motorcycle…
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EU doubles emergency aid to nations dealing with migrants
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has doubled the emergency aid to frontline member states Italy,…
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Smuggler’s mistake turned rescue into tragedy
CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — Rescue seemed so close at hand. A ship with experience plucking migrants…
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Libya chaos spurs human smuggling, government spokesman says
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chaos has spurred human trafficking, a spokesman for the country’s internationally recognized…