Spain, in bid to rally economy, wants tourists within weeks
MADRID — A senior Spanish government official says he expects British and other vacationers to return to Spain within weeks as the country races...
Family angry at UK govt review of report on unsolved slaying
<p>LONDON — The family of a private investigator murdered in London more than 30 years ago — an unsolved crime blighted by police corruption...
Germany bans, raids 3 groups linked to Hezbollah
BERLIN — Police raided sites in seven German states on Wednesday as German authorities announced a ban on three groups linked to the Lebanese...
France’s top court: Canadian to face trial for 1980 bombing
<p>PARIS — France’s top court has upheld a ruling ordering a Lebanese-Canadian academic to stand trial over a deadly 1980 bombing outside a Paris...
Former Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic detained in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian police detained former Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic on Wednesday after Croatia issued an international arrest warrant when he didn't...
Grand day for the French: Cafe and bistro terraces reopen
<p>PARIS — It’s a grand day for the French. Cafe and restaurant terraces are reopening Wednesday after a shutdown of more than six months...
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt: new threats need tighter defense ties
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The defense ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt said Wednesday that emerging regional threats and challenges necessitate even closer cooperation and...
German minister quits amid thesis plagiarism allegations
<p>BERLIN — A prominent German government minister announced her resignation Wednesday as a long-running controversy over allegations of plagiarism in her doctoral thesis nears...
EXPLAINER: Spain’s migrant crisis in North Africa
About 8,000 people have streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta from Morocco in the past two days in an unprecedented influx, most of...
US sanctions Albania ex-leader Sali Berisha over corruption
<p>TIRANA, Albania — The United States on Wednesday sanctioned former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, barring him from entering the country after being accused...