Europe
Germany: ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle
High on the wall of a German church where Martin Luther once preached, an ugly remnant of centuries of anti-Semitism is now at the center of a court battle.
EU legal opinion: mass data retention at odds with EU law
A legal adviser at the European Union's highest court said Wednesday that the bloc's data protection rules should prevent member states from indiscriminately holding personal data seized from Internet and phone companies, even when intelligence agencies claim that national security is at stake.
Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin
The Tass news agency reports that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation to President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.
Despite differences, Spain gets its new coalition government
Spain's first coalition government in the four decades since the return of democracy took shape Monday as 22 Cabinet ministers took their oaths of office.
After 3 years of acrimony, N Ireland has a government again
Legislators returned to Northern Ireland's assembly Saturday for the first time in three years after a deal was struck to restore the divided region's mothballed power-sharing government.
UK police say it was mistake to call climate group extremist
British police say it was an "error of judgment" to include environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion in an official document that listed extremist organizations.
12 migrants dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece
Greece's coast guard said 12 migrants were found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others were rescued after their boat took on water and sank Saturday. A search for more survivors was launched by air and sea.
Missile strike not ruled out in plane crash: Ukrainian president
Investigators did not rule out that a missile strike had hit the plane which crashed earlier this week near Tehran, but this version has no confirmation yet, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on his official Facebook page on Friday.
Russia's Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad and other officials, said Syrian state media and a Kremlin spokesman
12 climate activists on trial for stunt at Swiss bank office
A dozen climate activists have gone on trial for storming a Credit Suisse office in Lausanne, Switzerland, and playing tennis inside, part of a protest against the bank's investments in fossil fuels.