Tag: Western Europe
Greenpeace paints Air France jet green in daring eco-stunt
<p>PARIS — Nine Greenpeace activists were arrested Friday for vandalizing an Air France jet with green paint in an airport eco-protest that raised concerns...
Jobless French culture workers occupy theater to demand aid
PARIS — Out-of-work French culture and tourism workers are occupying an iconic theater on Paris’ Left Bank to demand more government support after a...
Badosa beats 4th seed Mladenovic to reach Lyon Open semis
LYON, France — Seventh-seeded Paola Badosa of Spain beat fourth-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in an error-strewn match to reach...
German woman gets life for kindergarten killing
<p>BERLIN — A court in Germany has convicted a 25-year-old woman of killing a two-year-old child at a kindergarten where she worked in the...
Afghan suspected of stabbing 7 held in custody in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — A 22-year-old Afghan man who is suspected of having stabbed seven men in a town in southern Sweden, leaving three of them...
Grosjean hit barrier at 192 kph with 67 G force in F1 crash
PARIS — Romain Grosjean was going 192 kph (119 mph) when he hit a metal crash barrier and his car exploded into a fireball...
Solskjaer hopes to have goalkeeper De Gea back ‘very soon’
<p>MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea will have “the time he needs” before returning to the team following a trip to...
Men’s World Cup downhill race stopped because of fog
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria —
The first men’s World Cup downhill following...
Schalke slides toward relegation after 0-0 with Mainz
BERLIN — Despite a new coach, Schalke took another step toward Germany’s second division on Friday with a scoreless draw in the Bundesliga against...
Nearly 100 on trial in Sicily for suspected Mafia EU fraud
<p>ROME — A trial began in Sicily on Tuesday for 97 suspected Mafia members and white-collar professionals allegedly in cahoots with mobsters in what...