Athens goes on security alert for trial of suspected militants

Law enforcement snipers will watch from rooftops. Motorists will be checked at roadblocks across Athens. And at the courthouse, inside a...

Vatican moves to beatify John Paul II in May

The good news reached Maria Helena Pambo as she stood in line in St. Peter's Square to pray at the tomb of Pope John Paul II.

New scandal for Italy's Silvio Berlusconi

Italian prosecutors are investigating accusations that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid a 17-year-old girl for sex and abused the...

Electoral loss a blow to British coalition

Voters gave a thumbs-down to Britain's ruling coalition Thursday, electing a new member of Parliament from the opposition Labor Party in a...

Basque separatists declare permanent cease-fire with Spain

The Basque separatist group ETA declared a permanent cease-fire with Spain on Monday, saying it was committed to abandoning its armed...

Clegg vows to restore civil liberties in Britain

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg pledged Friday to restore "our great British freedoms," saying that too many basic liberties had been...

Spanish families renew search for stolen babies

Emilia Giron never forgot her second son. She wanted to name him Jesus, but he was taken from her in the hospital to be baptized and was...

Former Russian oligarch gets 14-year sentence

A former tycoon who challenged the rule of Russian leader Vladimir Putin was sentenced to remain in prison until at least 2017 after his...

Denmark terrorism suspects plead not guilty

Three men suspected of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper that published cartoons caricaturing the prophet Muhammad pleaded not guilty...

Denmark terrorism plot thwarted with arrest of five suspected militants, authorities say

Denmark Jyllands-Posten, Muhammad cartoon, terrorism: Five suspected militants arrested in Denmark terrorism plot

Sale of French warships to Russia raises alarm in NATO

France is selling at least two warships to Russia in an unprecedented military deal that has angered the United States and other NATO...

Former 'Sarkozettes' slug it out

They were once on the same side, singing from the same political song-sheet as the so-called Sarkozettes, glamorous female members of French...

Khodorkovsky found guilty in second trial, could face more prison time

An imprisoned business tycoon whose legal troubles have come to symbolize the limits of political freedom in Vladimir Putin's Russia was...

Nine terrorism suspects appear in London court

Nine men accused of terrorism and conspiracy to blow up high-profile targets that reportedly included the U.S. Embassy and the London...

Greek Americans love their homeland, but there are limits

Just before dawn in New Jersey 40 years ago, Nick Paravalos jumped ship, sneaking toward an American dream that he had nurtured for decades,...

Honeymoon's over for Britain's Liberal Democrats

After a lifetime on the political sidelines, Nick Clegg finally knows what it means to be in government: People hate you.

What's next in the Eurozone financial crisis

For a year now, the once-mighty euro has lurched from crisis to crisis as debt-ridden Greece and then Ireland were forced to ask their...

More severe weather adds to travel woes in Europe

Christmas plans were canceled Friday for thousands of travelers unable to make it home for the holidays after heavy snow caused fresh...

New START treaty gets preliminary OK in Russia parliament

After just a few hours of debate, the lower house of Russia's parliament on Friday gave overwhelming preliminary approval to the New START...

Montana ships 'instant ranch' to Russian grasslands

Cowboys, quarter horses and 1,434 purebred beef cattle — just add grasslands, and you've got a transplanted Montana ranch.