Greek Migrant Crisis 2015: Cruise Ship Docks In Kos As Temporary Shelter For Refugees
"The world finds itself facing the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War," said EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos.
Gory Deaths In Spain's Bullfighting, Bull-Running: Will Traditions End After Latest Death?
The often deadly customs of bullfighting and bull-running face increasing criticism.
Election 2016: Rubio Condemns Iran Nuclear Deal, Cuba Relations In US Foreign Policy Speech
The Iran nuclear deal "isn’t a deal at all,” the Florida senator and presidential candidate said. “It is a string of concessions to a sworn adversary of the United States.”
France Secularism Controversy: Court Rules In Favor Of Mayor's Plan To Eliminate Non-Pork Meals For Muslim Students, Causes Uproar
A recent plan from the mayor of a French town to eliminate non-pork options in school cafeterias has rekindled an ongoing debate in the country.
Halal Meals In French Schools: Court Rules In Favor of Chalon-Sur-Saone Mayor's Plan To Eliminate Non-Pork Alternatives For Muslim, Jewish Students
The ruling came down Thursday in favor of the mayor of a French town who announced that Muslim and Jewish students would no longer be guaranteed a non-pork option at lunchtime in the coming school year.
ISIS Queen Assassination Plot: Royal Family Ignores Death Threats Ahead Of VJ Day Celebrations
The royal family has "a very determined attitude," Queen Elizabeth said.
EU Agricultural Crisis: UK Dairy Farmers Release Cows In Supermarkets To Protest Pricing War, Fear The Industry's Collapse
British dairy farmers have been hit hard by a continentwide agricultural crisis caused in part by a sanctions war between the EU, the U.S. and Russia.
Charlie Hebdo TK Maxx Controversy: Department Store Pulls 'Je Suis Over It' Shirt After Customer Complaints
"It’s appalling that a global brand has allowed a T-shirt like this to be produced and sold in store," said one customer.
Greece Crisis 2015: Migrants Fainting By The Hour Locked Inside Greek Stadium, Aid Workers Accuse Officials Of Human Rights Abuse
A stadium lockdown on a Greek island, with many passing out from searing heat, is just the latest abuse in the country's migrant crisis.
France Terrorism 2015: Churches On High Alert Ahead Of The Feast Of The Assumption
As the Feast of the Assumption approaches, French officials warned church leaders and churchgoers alike to be vigilant.
EU Illegal Immigration: French And British Support Sending Army To Calais, Poll Shows
Roughly 54 percent of the French and 67 percent of Britons said they would support sending military troops to Calais, France, to manage the migrant crisis.
The New Death Tax? Small Italian Town In Calabria Bans Dying, Threatens Higher Taxes
"We've put this measure into effect not as a joke, but as something truly serious," said Mayor Davide Zicchinella.
Tel Aviv Sur Seine Controversy: Paris Beach Event Linked To Palestinian Children Killed During Gaza War
The "Tel Aviv Sur Seine" party, scheduled to be part of the yearly Paris Beaches party, was criticized for being in poor taste.
US Plotting Against Russia? Russian State Duma Speaker Says Obama Administration Turns People Into 'Zombies' With False Facts
The article by Speaker Sergei Naryshkin is one of many instances of growing anti-U.S. rhetoric in Russia.
French 'Breaking Bad' Murderers Were Inspired By TV Show
The suspects planned to use corrosive acid to dissolve the dismembered corpse, as characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman did with one of their victims.
Russian Sanctions 2015: Destruction of Western Food Sparks Outcry Amid Rising Poverty
Russia's public destruction of French cheese, fruits and other Western imports has sparked outrage in Russia and around the world.
Russia To Spend $93 Million On Arctic Monitoring System
Word came after Moscow submitted a bid to the U.N. on Monday to incorporate 460,000 square miles of the Arctic into its territory.
Mediterranean Migrant Crisis 2015: Human Smuggling Into France, UK For Cash Leads To Arrests
The French Riviera, long known as a summer playground for the rich, is becoming famous for something else: human smuggling.
EU Migrant Crisis 2015: French National Arrested For Smuggling 9 Migrants
The nine migrants, mostly from Pakistan and Afghanistan, were trying to reach the northern French city of Calais that connects France to the U.K. through a concrete tunnel under the English Channel.
Defying Russia, Ukraine Grants Citizenship To Prominent Kremlin Critics: Maria Gaidar and Vladimir Fedorin Accept Ukrainian Passports
Prominent Russians Maria Gaidar and Vladimir Fedorin accepted Ukrainian passports in a move that sparked anger and disappointment from Russia.
Calais Migrant Crisis 2015: Refugees Risk Their Lives To Leave France For UK
Roughly 137,000 North African and Middle Eastern migrants have arrived in Greece, Italy, Hungary and other parts of Europe since January 2015.
London Bomb Threat: Streets Evacuated After Iranian Peace Van Rides Through City
A van with the message "Iran is great" emblazoned on the side led to a mass evacuation in London Monday.
India Porn Ban Update: Blocked Websites Decision Applies Only To Child Pornography, Government Says
The problem of child pornography in was initially bought to the government's attention through a petition effort by Kamlesh Vaswani, a local lawyer.
Anti-Muslim Europe: Finns Would Rather Live Next To Alcoholic Rehab Center Than A Mosque, Poll Shows
The poll, conducted by the Finnish policy research center Taloustutkimus and commissioned by the Finnish news service Yle, reported that only 37 percent of respondents would be willing to live near a mosque.
Russia Food Import Sanctions: EU, US Contraband Nationwide Crackdown Ordered By Putin
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture as well as several independent watchdogs were set to perform checks for illegally imported food nationwide.
Russian Elections Controversy: Opposition Party Banned From Local Races, Leaders Arrested
The Russian government accused the coalition of fraud and arrested its leader.
Russia Arctic Military Expansion: Moscow A 'National Security Issue' McCain Says
His comments were made ahead of a congressional delegation trip he has been planning to the Arctic as a response to a rapidly growing Russian military presence off the coast of Northern Europe.
Vehicle Crashes Into US Capitol South Barricade, Police Investigating As Driver Taken Into Custody
Local news affiliates reported the incident on Twitter around 6 a.m. Friday.
Cockfighting In France: French Court Upholds Law Banning New Cockfight Pits, Rings
The law is aimed at stamping out the practice, though some French people have claimed claim it is a traditional part of their regional culture.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Controversy: Watch China 2008 Summer Games Opening Ceremony Video, Another Blockbuster On The Way?
The Chinese capital beat Almaty, Kazakhstan, in an International Olympic Committee vote to become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Games.
