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Princess Cristina of Spain Tried for Embezzlement Scam
Princess Cristina of Spain has become the first member of the country's royal family to be put on trial. The princess is charged with being...
El Chapo Guzman Extradition Process Launched in Mexico
Mexico has started the process of extradition to the United States of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. According to the Mexican authorities, Interpol officers...
Catalonia to Elect New Regional President
Catalonia's assembly is due to choose a new regional president after Artur Mas stepped down and pro-independence parties reached an agreement to form a...
Catalonia Independence: Artur Mas Steps Down as Regional President
President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Artur Mas has announced he will quit as the pro-independence head of the Spanish region, to avoid triggering...
Ilya Zelendinov: Russian Doctor Kills Patient with Punch in Head
A shocking video shows a Russian hospital doctor punching a patient who collapsed and later died. The incident took place in the city of Belgorod,...
Refugee Crisis: Angela Merkel Proposes Tougher Laws after Cologne Attacks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced tougher refugee laws after the New Year's Eve attacks on women in Cologne. Angela Merkel has proposed changes to...
Pavel Gusev: Vladimir Putin Gets Angry Video from Blizzard Survivor
President Vladimir Putin has received an angry video from a blizzard survivor after about 80 people waited 15 hours for rescuers in the Orenburg...
Poland Cold Snap Leaves 21 Dead
At least 21 people have been killed over the weekend in one of Poland’s deadliest-ever cold snaps, with temperatures falling to -0.4F, officials say. Since...
EU Refugee Crisis: Denmark Tightens Border with Germany
Denmark has decided to tighten its border controls with Germany, hours after Sweden imposed similar measures to deter refugees entering from Denmark. Danish PM Lars...
New Year Terror Plot: Six People Arrested in Brussels
Six people have been arrested in Brussels in connection with an alleged plot to target the Belgian capital on New Year's Eve, prosecutors say. The...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Condemns Selahattin Demirtas’ Call for Kurdish Autonomy
Selahattin Demirtas’ call for Kurdish autonomy has been condemned by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as “treason”. Recep Tayip Erdogan said, referring to Selahattin Demirtas,...
New Year Plot: Two Suspects Arrested in Belgium
Two people have been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of planning attacks in Brussels on New Year's Eve. Raids took place on December 27 and...
France Opens WW2 Vichy Regime Archive
France is opening up police and ministerial archives from the Vichy regime which collaborated with Nazi occupation forces in World War II. More than 200,000...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stops Man from Committing Suicide off Bosphorus Bridge
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly stopped a man from committing suicide. According to his office, the president talked the man out of jumping...
Pope Francis Calls for Sobriety in his Annual Christmas Homily
Pope Francis has denounced materialism in his annual Christmas homily. The pontiff has warned the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics not to be "intoxicated" by...
Cyprus: Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci Give Joint Holiday Address
Cyprus’ Greek and Turkish leaders have for the first time given a joint TV address to wish residents a happy holiday. President Nicos Anastasiades and...
Milan Pollution: Cars and Motorcycles Banned for Three Days
Milan authorities have decided to ban cars and motorcycles for three days next week in an attempt to curb the city's smog problem. Drivers in...
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Placed on International Wanted List
Exiled Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been placed on an international wanted list over the 1990s murder of a Siberian mayor. Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been...
IOM Report: One Million Refugees Enter Europe in 2015
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the number of refugees crossing into Europe by land and sea this year illegally has passed...
EU Refugee Crisis: Sweden Trains to and from Denmark Canceled over ID Checks
Sweden’s trains to and from Denmark will be canceled starting with January 4, 2016, over ID checks. The state-owned train operator SJ will stop services...
Spain Elections 2015: Podemos and Ciudadanos Win a Third of Seats
Spain faces political uncertainty after new movements Podemos and Ciudadanos won nearly a third of the seats in the country's election. Anti-austerity Podemos and liberal...
Spain Elections 2015: More than Two Parties Compete for Power for First Time in Decades
Spanish voters are to go to the polls in a landmark election that will see more than two parties compete for power for the...
Prince George’s Nursery Announced
Prince William and Kate Middleton have announced the nursery school Prince George is to attend alongside the release of a new picture of their...
SU-24 Crash: Russian Warplane’s Black Box Is Damaged, Say Investigators
The black box of the Russian warplane downed by Turkey on the Syrian border last month is damaged, Russian investigators say. The Su-24 jet’s flight...
Christine Lagarde Faces Trial in France
IMF head Christine Lagarde is facing trial French trial for alleged negligence over a €404 million ($438 million) payment to businessman Bernard Tapie in...
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