Germany's weakened Merkel struggles to regain her clout

Can Merkel get her mojo back?

American's bookstore in Paris becomes family affair

They used to catch glimpses of him shuffling among the stacks in his English-language bookshop facing Notre Dame Cathedral, the white-haired...

50 years later, Eichmann trial seen as Israel turning point

Fifty years ago this month, Israel seemed to grind to a halt as people huddled around radios, listening to testimony in the trial of Nazi...

France blocks Italian train carrying Tunisian migrants

French authorities barred an Italian train loaded with Tunisian migrants and European activists from entering its territory, angering...

Philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy speaks of his role in France's push against Kadafi

French President Nicolas Sarkozy shocked the world by leading the push for a United Nations resolution to use force against Moammar Kadafi...

Douglas Kmiec resigns as U.S. ambassador to Malta

The American ambassador to Malta resigned his post Saturday after criticism from the State Department's inspector general that he was...

Europe ponders letting bailed-out nations default

The unthinkable has become the inevitable three times in Europe's debt crisis: First Greece, then Ireland and now Portugal have all appealed...

Berlusconi reportedly won't seek reelection

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told a group of foreign journalists this week that he does not plan to seek reelection after his...

No debt restructuring for Greece, finance minister says

It was nearly a year ago that Greece became an unwilling trendsetter by deciding to accept a $159-billion bailout from the European Union...

U.S., allies say they remain firm on Libya mission

The United States, France and Britain said Thursday that they "remained united" in their determination to see Moammar Kadafi relinquish...

2 Bosnian immigrants in U.S. accused of war crimes

Two Bosnian immigrants were arrested Wednesday in the Pacific Northwest on war crimes charges, accused of targeting Croats during the...

11 killed in blast at Belarus subway station

A powerful blast rocked the Minsk metro during evening rush hour Monday, killing 11 passengers and injuring 126 others in a busy downtown...

Women detained at veil protest in France

France imposed a ban on wearing veils in public Monday, and within hours police detained two women who had covered their faces at an...

Europe scrambles to rescue Portugal from debt crisis

European officials began scrambling to find ways to lend financial aid to Portugal on Thursday after the debt-ridden Iberian nation bowed to...

Italian premier's sex trial opens, adjourns

The trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of sexual misconduct and abuse of power opened Wednesday in Milan and...

Britain tabloid journalists arrested in phone-hacking scandal

Two tabloid journalists were arrested Tuesday in a phone-hacking scandal that has reached into the highest echelons of Britain's...

Italy recognizes rebels as Libya's government

Italy on Monday formally recognized the rebel government of eastern Libya, dealing yet another blow to the embattled regime of Col....

Iceland seeks to become sanctuary for free speech

Got a hard-hitting investigative story but can't get it past government censors at home? Publish it in Iceland instead. What about a website...

Ancient tablet bears writing, to scientists' surprise

Archaeologists have found a clay tablet bearing the earliest known writing in Europe, a 3,350-year-old specimen, which makes it at least 150...

Some in Germany critical of decision to sit out Libya operation

As NATO takes full command of the jet fighters cruising over Libya, one member of the Western alliance continues to be conspicuous by its...