Europe

Spanish police arrest 2 for migrant tragedy in Atlantic

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BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish police said Wednesday that they had arrested two people for their alleged responsibility in the deaths of more than 20...

Germany raids homes of 2 acquaintances of Vienna attacker

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BERLIN — German investigators on Wednesday raided the homes of two acquaintances of an Islamic State group sympathizer who carried out a deadly shooting...

UK court allows US to appeal denial of Assange’s extradition

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LONDON — Britain’s High Court has granted the U.S. government permission to appeal a decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be sent to...

Kosovo adopts resolution to condemn 1995 Srebrenica massacre

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PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the 1995 massacre of thousands of Bosnian men and boys in Srebrenica by...

EXPLAINER: Pope, though hospitalized, is still in charge

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The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and roles to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns. But none of them...

Anti-LGBT Georgian protestors burn EU flag in capital

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MOSCOW — Opponents of LGBT rights clashed with police in the Georgian capital and burned a European Union flag that was hanging in front...

Nicaragua arrests 6 more opposition figures; EU weighs move

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police arrested a half dozen more opposition figures, including the sixth presidential hopeful to have been arrested in a crackdown...

Romania’s monument ‘ambulance’ races to save country’s past

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MICASASA, Romania — On a scorching summer day in the remote Transylvanian village of Micasasa, 39-year-old Romanian architect Eugen Vaida is busy coordinating a...

Germany: 4 men, 1 woman sentenced to prison for child abuse

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BERLIN — A court in the western German city of Muenster sentenced a 28-year-old computer technician to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing...

Vauxhall owner to invest $138M in UK to make electric cars

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LONDON — Vauxhall’s parent company announced Tuesday that it will invest 100 million pounds ($138 million) to make electric vans and cars at its...