Tag: Europe
Greek migrant traffickers arrested in Italy-bound speedboat
ATHENS, Greece — Three suspects have been arrested in Greece on migrant smuggling charges after a speedboat bound for Italy was intercepted by the...
Riviera campaign is key to hopes of France’s far-right party
PARIS — The best chance of victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right party in this weekend’s French regional election runoff is a European lawmaker...
AP Newsbreak: China pressures Ukraine at UN rights council
GENEVA — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang...
Venice reinventing itself as sustainable tourism capital
VENICE, Italy — Away from the once-maddening crowds of St. Mark’s Square, tiny Certosa island could be a template for building a sustainable future...
Malta placed on global money laundering watchdog’s grey list
VALLETTA, Malta — A watchdog on the lookout for money laundering and terror financing said Friday it has placed the tiny Mediterranean island nation...
Jailed Belarus dissident, girlfriend moved to house arrest
KYIV, Ukraine — The dissident Belarusian journalist and his Russian girlfriend who were arrested after their airline flight was diverted to Minsk last month...
Belgium forward Lukaku says he draws motivation like Jordan
SEVILLE, Spain — Romelu Lukaku was watching the documentary “The Last Dance” when he realized he had something in common with basketball great Michael...
UK watchdog probes Amazon, Google for fake reviews of goods
LONDON — U.K. regulators said on Friday that they're investigating Google and Amazon over concerns the online giants aren't doing enough to stop fake...
Britain’s Kirk scores Coyotes contract, chases NHL dream
Liam Kirk has a knack for finding spaces to score. Turns out his timing is pretty good, too.
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EU greenlights major funding plan for refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders greenlighted plans on Friday to give Turkey another 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over the next several years to...