Europe

Berlin police detain journalists at anti-Autobahn protest

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BERLIN — Berlin police said 13 journalists were detained Saturday while reporting on a protest by environmentalist against the construction of a highway in...

Turkish president vows to save sea from ‘sea snot’ outbreak

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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president promised Saturday to rescue the Marmara Sea from an outbreak of “sea snot” that is alarming marine biologists and environmentalists. ...

Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp

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QAMISHLI, Syria — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria's northeast handed over on Saturday to the Netherlands a Dutch woman, her two young sons, and...

Italian Coast Guard detains German migrant rescue ship

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ROME — A migrant rescue ship operated by a German charity has been detained in Sicily by the Italian Coast Guard, which found the...

Pilgrims return to Spain’s ‘El Camino’ paths after pandemic

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SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain — Committing to the pilgrim’s path has for centuries been a source of renewal for those willing to put their...

Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...

Cruise ships restart in Venice; protesters decry their risks

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VENICE, Italy — The first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the...

Ahead of final verdict, Mladic’ bloody legacy divides Bosnia

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Fikret Grabovica wants to see at least some remorse from wartime Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic when U.N. judges deliver...

D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite pandemic

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CARENTAN, France — In a small Normandy town where paratroopers landed in the early hours of D-Day, applause broke the silence to honor Charles...

Illegal Serb church on Bosniak woman’s land is demolished

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian authorities have demolished a Serbian Orthodox church that was illegally built on land owned by a Bosniak woman, after a...