US tips prompt German raids over child abuse images
<p>BERLIN — German authorities searched more than 40 apartments and other buildings in Berlin on Wednesday in connection with the spread of child abuse...
Green governor sets bold climate goals for rich German state
<p>BERLIN — Germany’s only state governor from the rising Green party on Wednesday announced ambitious new climate targets that includes boosting new technologies so...
Countdown begins to discover where Columbus came from
MADRID — Was Christopher Columbus really from Genoa, in Italy? Or was he Spanish? Or, as some other theories have it, was he Portuguese...
Cyprus’ devout want no part of Eurovision entry ‘El Diablo’
<p>NICOSIA, Cyprus — Several dozen Orthodox Christian faithful and clergy members held up wooden crucifixes, icons of saints and a banner declaring Cyprus’ love...
Iceland band won’t play at Eurovision after positive test
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Iceland’s popular Eurovision Song Contest entrant Dadi og Gagnamagnid will not perform live at the event after one of the group...
Queen’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice expecting a baby
<p>LONDON — Buckingham Palace says Princess Beatrice is expecting a baby.</p>
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Sweden’s Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA
NEW YORK — Avicii's legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country's popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA.
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Belarusian military jet crashes, killing 2
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian military jet crashed Wednesday, killing both pilots, the military said.</p>
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Spain’s African enclave struggles to handle migrant influx
CEUTA, Spain — Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta awoke to a humanitarian crisis on Wednesday after thousands of migrants who crossed over from...
US says it opposes UN resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The United States said Wednesday it opposes a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in the conflict between...