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Denmark on edge: 1 dead, 6 injured as second shooting within hours rocks capital
A gunman opened fire on a Copenhagen cultural center, killing one man and wounding three police officers in what authorities called a terror attack against...
Developing: Three shot outside Copenhagen synagogue, police say
One person was shot in the head and two policemen wounded in an attack on a synagogue in central Copenhagen, Danish police said.
Rebels continue fighting for more territory ahead of Ukraine ceasefire
The Ukrainian military said on Saturday there was no let-up in a pro-Russian rebel offensive in east Ukraine with separatist forces trying to seize more...
Former Spanish king launches appeal against paternity suit
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has lodged an appeal against a paternity suit brought by a woman claiming to be his daughter, a judicial source said...
Germany remembers Allied firebombing of Dresden 70 years on
Seventy years after the Allies firebombed the east German city of Dresden, Germany remembered the tens of thousands who were burned alive with a somber...
Toxic orange cloud spreads after chemical explosion near Barcelona
People in northeastern Spain have been ordered to stay indoors after a warehouse blast sent a giant orange cloud over a swathe of Catalonia. Firefighters...
Greece showdown: Left-wing government fails to reach bailout deal with EU
Greece’s new anti-austerity government failed to reach a deal with its European partners Thursday on renegotiating its huge bailout, with talks now...
Greece fails to reach bailout deal with Europe
Greece’s new anti-austerity government failed to reach a deal with its European partners Thursday on renegotiating its huge bailout, with talks now...
16 year sentence for Costa Concordia captain found guilty of manslaughter
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of multiple manslaughter. Judges ruled that Francesco...
UN: At least 300 migrants unaccounted-for in new sea tragedy
An estimated 300 people are thought to have died this week after attempting to reach Italy from Libya in stormy weather, the U.N.
Last chance for peace: Poroshenko and Putin arrive in Minsk for talks
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine have gathered in Minsk for what may be the final chance to iron out a peace deal.
Up to 300 migrants missing in Mediterranean Sea are feared dead
An estimated 300 people are thought to have died this week after attempting to reach Italy from Libya in stormy weather, the U.N.
Ukraine rocket attack ‘kills six civilians’ ahead of peace deal
A rocket attack on Ukraine’s military headquarters in the war-torn east killed at least six civilians Tuesday, officials said, as violence escalated...
'Hotel Carlton affair': Former IMF chief takes the stand in French pimping trial
Former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday denied knowing the women he took part in sex parties with were prostitutes, as he took the stand at his...
Strauss-Kahn takes the stand in French pimping trial
Dominique Strauss-Kahn took the witness stand on Tuesday to testify about his alleged role in sex parties with prostitutes, saying the frequency of the...
Building diplomatic bridges with cheese in divided Cyprus
After forty years of Cyprus’ Turkish and Greek communities living in terse peace, they are finally finding a delicious compromise - over ‘squeaky’...
Lockdown in Marseille after masked gunmen open fire on police ahead of PM visit
Hooded gunmen have fired on police in the French city of Marseille where the Prime Minister Manuel Valls had been due to visit. An armed gang of up to...
Kremlin warns West: Putin will never respond to your ultimatums
Vladimir Putin will not be spoken to in the language of ultimatums, a Russian radio station has quoted the Kremlin as saying. The words came amid speculation...
'Gang related' hooded gunmen open fire on police in Marseille
Hooded gunmen have fired on police in the French city of Marseille where the Prime Minister Manuel Valls had been due to visit. The shooting may be gang-related,...
British Muslims protest in London against Charlie Hebdo cartoons
At least 1,000 British Muslims protested in central London on Sunday against what they called “insulting depictions” of the Prophet Mohammad...
Greece says no to bailout extension, pledges to honour debts
A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said he would be “unshakeable” in carrying out the new Greek government’s anti-austerity...
Cold War history fuels Europe, U.S. clash over Ukraine crisis
Far from the rubble-strewn streets of eastern Ukraine, a clash of titans is taking place as Europe and America tussle over visions for the post-Cold War...
Greek PM ‘unshakeable’ on election pledges, calls for EU bridge loan
A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said he would be “unshakeable” in carrying out the new Greek government’s anti-austerity...
French police detain six in new ‘anti-terror’ raid
French police detained six people Sunday suspected of recruiting potential jihadists, just days after another operation saw five charged on similar grounds,...
Putin criticises sanctions but says Russia does not want war
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia is not at war and does not want war with anyone, but sharply criticised Western sanctions over Ukraine.
Kremlin talks on Ukraine yield little but agreement to keep talking
The leaders of France and Germany flew out of Moscow in the dead of night after five hours of talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday, with little to announce...
British Islamic State jihadi who faked his own death jailed for 12 years
A British jihadi who posed with the severed heads of Syrian soldiers and faked his own death to sneak back into the UK has been jailed for 12 years. But...
Merkel and Hollande to meet Putin with plan to end Ukraine war
Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are travelling to Kiev and Moscow with a new peace initiative, amid a flurry of diplomacy to end what has been described...
Greek FM to meet German counterpart after ECB turns up heat
Greece’s new finance minister will meet his German counterpart Thursday, a day after the European Central Bank piled fresh pressure on Athens by...
Kremlin pursues military modernization despite economic woes
Hundreds of new Russian aircraft, tanks and missiles are rolling off assembly lines.
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