Europe

French firefighters pelted as they put out Lille school fire

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PARIS — French firefighters tackling a fire set deliberately in a school in the northern city of Lille were pelted with projectiles by people...

Denmark tells some Syrians to leave, separating families

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<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark &mdash; An email brought Faeza Satouf’s world to a standstill. </p> ...

Russia to resume flights to Egypt after 6-year hiatus

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MOSCOW — Russia plans to resume direct flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resort towns more than six years after the downing of a Russian...

Lost frescoes to greet visitors when Italy’s Uffizi reopens

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<p>MILAN &mdash; Recently discovered frescoes will greet visitors to Florence’s Uffizi Galleries when the museum reopens after months of being closed due to the...

German woman convicted of IS membership over stay in Syria

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BERLIN — A Berlin court on Friday convicted a German woman of membership in the Islamic State group over her time spent in territory...

10,000 march in Armenian capital to commemorate killings

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<p>YEREVAN, Armenia &mdash; About 10,000 people held a torchlight parade in Armenia’s capital Friday to commemorate the estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed in Ottoman...

German diplomat says time is right for Serbia-Kosovo talks

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Germany’s foreign minister called Friday for the resumption of negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo on normalizing the relations between the former...

Beyond the Pandemic: London’s West End readies for next act

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<p>LONDON &mdash; Noah Thomas saw his name in lights, and then the lights went out.</p> ...

Greek police set up checkpoints, turn back Easter travelers

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ATHENS, Greece — Greek police set up checkpoints Friday along highways leading out of Athens to enforce a travel ban tightened for Orthodox Easter...

Dutch Supreme Court adviser: Reject Russia’s Yukos appeal

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<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands &mdash; A key legal adviser to the Dutch Supreme Court on Friday recommended dismissing Russia's appeal against the reinstatement of a...