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Second Alps crash black box found as details emerge co-pilot researched suicide
Investigators say they have found the second black box from the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French Alps last week. They are hoping it...
At least 56 dead after Russian trawler sinks in freezing Pacific
A Russian trawler with an international crew of 132 people has sunk in the Pacific, killing at least 56 crew. The boat is said to have gone down so...
At least 43 dead after Russian trawler sinks in ocean
At least 43 crew of a Russian trawler died and more than two dozen were missing after the vessel sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in...
German ex-cop jailed for cannibalism website killing
A court has sentenced a former German police officer to eight years and six months in jail for killing a willing victim he met on a website for cannibalism...
A day after missing deal deadline, Iran nuclear talks resume
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers are resuming, hours after negotiators abandoned a March 31 deadline to produce the outline of an agreement.
Germany’s ‘cannibal cop’ awaits verdict in gruesome killing
A verdict is expected Wednesday in the trial of a German former police officer who allegedly killed a willing victim he met on a website for cannibalism...
Spain arrests four including two teens planning to travel to Syria
Two teenagers were arrested early on Tuesday in northeastern Spain, the same morning they planned to travel to Syria to fight with Islamist militants there,...
Alps crash co-pilot ‘treated for suicidal tendencies’ but was ‘not medically ill’
The co-pilot in the French Alps plane disaster was treated for suicidal tendencies in the past, German prosecutors have said. But prosecutors’...
Elderly British couple shot dead in their home on the Spanish coast
A murder investigation has been launched after a British couple were found shot dead in their villa near Benidorm. Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin...
Elderly British couple shot dead in Spanish resort of Benidorm
A murder investigation has been launched after a British couple were found shot dead in their villa near Benidorm. Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin...
I feel reborn: Rafaelle Sollecito’s relief at Kercher murder acquittal
Raffaele Sollecito has given a news conference in Rome after he was acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. The 31-year-old began...
Alps crash final moments revealed as recording transcript published
More details of the final moments of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 have emerged as investigators find the DNA of more than half the victims of the crash. A...
Uzbekistan votes in poll expected to re-elect Karimov
Polling stations opened Sunday in the ex-Soviet state of Uzbekistan for a ballot that is almost certain to re-elect 77-year-old strongman incumbent President...
Italy clears Amanda Knox of murder that gripped the world
Italy’s highest court overturned the murder conviction against Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Friday, bringing to a definitive end the eight-year...
Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned by Italy high court
Italy’s highest court overturned the murder conviction against Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Friday, bringing to a definitive end the high-profile...
No lights district: Dutch capital grinds to a halt after major power outage
The Dutch capital Amsterdam and surrounding towns are suffering a major power outage, halting trains, trams and affecting flights to Schiphol Airport.
Andreas Lubitz: What we know so far about the co-pilot of Airbus 320
The co-pilot of Flight 9525 which crashed in the French Alps wanted to “destroy the plane”, a prosecutor has said. Andreas Lubitz, who...
Russian army TV offers Jeremy Clarkson a job
Russia’s Zvezda television, a channel run by the defence ministry, unexpectedly revealed Thursday that it has offered a job to disgraced British...
No ruling yet: Italy extends Knox courtroom drama to Friday
Italy’s supreme court has pushed back a ruling on Amanda Knox’s murder conviction to Friday, delaying what may be the final act of an eight-year...
Why Finland won’t be teaching ‘math’ and ‘history’ anymore
Finland is looking to overhaul its education system and will now focus on more on “topics” and less on subjects, according to The Independent. The...
Vatican to give homeless private VIP tour of Sistine Chapel
In Pope Francis’s latest gesture toward Rome’s homeless, the Vatican said on Tuesday homeless people will get a special private tour of its...
Dutch wholesaler goes on trial over horsemeat scandal
Dutch meat wholesaler Willy Selten went on trial Tuesday accused of mixing hundreds of tonnes of horse into products labelled as pure beef during Europe’s...
European far-right politicians in Russia to support Putin
About 150 members of Russian nationalist and right-wing European parties — including Greece’s Golden Dawn and Germany’s National Democratic...
Thousands flock to anti-austerity protest in Madrid
Thousands of people took part in a “march for dignity” in Madrid on Saturday to protest against austerity measures on the eve of a closely-watched...
Crowds welcome Pope in mafia country
Hundreds of thousands of people waving Vatican flags on Saturday greeted Pope Francis as he headed deep into mafia territory, visiting jailbirds and the...
Russia’s Putin calls for regional currency union
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday creating a regional currency union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russia’s main partners in a union...
Bodies of five babies discovered in farmhouse in Bordeaux
Police have discovered the bodies of five babies in a house in southwestern France, in what appears to be the country’s worst incident of infanticide...
Fragment from MH17 crash site supports missile theory
A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting...
On anniversary, Putin says Crimea annexation driven by ‘historic roots’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday triumphantly joined tens of thousands of supporters to mark one year since his takeover of Crimea, a seismic...
Police arrest 500 as #Blockupy protest turns violent in Frankfurt
Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters clashed with riot police near the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on Wednesday,...

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