Bulgaria: Top hospital’s management fired over transplants
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s caretaker health minister on Friday sacked the management of a leading hospital in the capital, Sofia, where he said illegal...
Crossing points reopen in split Cyprus as virus numbers fall
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ethnically split Cyprus took a key step toward a return to its normal rhythms of life amid the pandemic on Friday...
UK Treasury chief optimistic on tax deal targeting big tech
LONDON — Britain’s Treasury chief says he’s optimistic the world’s richest countries will agree on a plan to tax internet companies and other multinationals...
Chess legend Kasparov speaks out against ‘dictator’ Putin
BUCHAREST — Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov strongly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, calling him a “dictator” who heads a “false political system.”
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Opposition: Belarusian dissident forced to confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he...
German archbishop offers to quit over church abuse scandals
BERLIN — One of Germany's most prominent Roman Catholic archbishops on Friday offered his resignation to Pope Francis, citing the church's handling of sexual...
Tory party wants Canada PM to push China Olympic relocation
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s official opposition party wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders’ Summit to take a...
Serbian president says EU-brokered Kosovo talks to resume
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president on Friday said that European Union-mediated negotiations on normalizing relations with Kosovo, which stalled last year, will resume within...
UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs
LONDON — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on...
Danish lawmakers give go-ahead to built Copenhagen island
COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s Parliament on Friday voted in favor of building a 20-billion-kroner ($3.3 billion) artificial island in Copenhagen that will house at least...