Europe

Turkish police seek to prevent being filmed at protests

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; Turkish police have been instructed to prevent citizens from filming them while policing demonstrations, a prominent lawyers group has said, sparking...

UK allows dancing without distancing at nightclub test event

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LONDON — Several thousand music fans on Friday became the first people in Britain in more than a year to legally dance, drink and...

Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home

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<p>MADRID &mdash; A plane carrying the bodies of three Europeans killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso this week while they were filming a documentary...

France: National homage for police official stabbed at work

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PARIS — France is holding a national ceremony Friday to honor a police official who was stabbed to death inside her police station in...

Pfizer, BioNTech seek COVID vaccine authorization for kids

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<p>LONDON &mdash; Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be...

Musicians blend jazz rhythms across Estonia-Russia border

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NARVA, Estonia — Two jazz musicians gave an unusual concert Friday on the Estonia-Russia border, where Estonian guitarist Jaak Sooäär and Russian saxophonist Alexey...

Auschwitz inmates’ families oppose ex-PM on museum council

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<p>WARSAW, Poland &mdash; Relatives of former Auschwitz prisoners from Poland are protesting the appointment of a top member of the country’s right-wing ruling party...

Noel Clarke vows to change for better but denies misconduct

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LONDON — British actor-director Noel Clarke said Friday he would be seeking professional help to “change for the better,” after 20 women accused him...

Lawyer representing Navalny’s foundation detained in Moscow

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<p>MOSCOW &mdash; A lawyer representing the anti-corruption foundation of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained in Moscow on Friday morning, his colleague...

Culture venues in Belgium defy ban, reopen illegally

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BRUSSELS — Dozens of cinemas, theaters and culture venues in Belgium are defying government orders and reopening their doors to protest the country’s ongoing...