Wurst case: Burglar caught over bite from German’s sausage
BERLIN — German police say they have solved a nine-year-old burglary after DNA found on a half-eaten piece of sausage matched that of a...
Greek protesters attack police with petrol bombs at rally
<p>THESSALONIKI, Greece — Extensive clashes broke out between police and protesters Thursday in Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after authorities ended an occupation by students...
Mexican lawmakers advance bill to legalize recreational pot
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s lower chamber approved a marijuana legalization bill Wednesday, setting the country on the path to becoming one of the world’s...
Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT ‘freedom zone’
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted a resolution declaring the entire 27-member European Union a “freedom zone” for LGBT people, an effort...
An ‘optimistic’ Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
<p>MILAN — Riccardo Muti and Plácido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's canceled season revived as a sign...
EU regulator meets to evaluate J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 shot
AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency was meeting Thursday to discuss whether Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine should be authorized, a move that...
UN expert: Myanmar junta ‘murdered’ at least 70 since coup
GENEVA — An independent U.N. rights expert on Thursday cited “credible reports” that Myanmar security forces have killed at least 70 people. He also...
Palestinian Fatah kicks out senior member ahead of elections
<p>RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party has stripped a senior official of his membership after he announced he would run...
Fire at French cloud computing firm disrupts websites
PARIS — Numerous companies and websites in France suffered outages and disruptions to services after a fire swept through a cloud computing provider's facility.
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Police detain man suspected over 2 deaths in Germany
<p>BERLIN — A suspect has been detained in connection with the discovery of two bodies earlier this week in a house in a small...