All Europe
- Sweden, Denmark tighten borders: EU free movement in trouble?
Denmark and Sweden tightened their borders on Monday to stem the flow of migrants entering from Germany.
- For Merkel, 2015 was a year of pushing Germans out of their comfort zone
The chancellor has faced intense pressure amid accepting more than 1 million migrants into the country. But her approach is reshaping Germans' sense of themselves.
- How one Russian became an object lesson for all would-be protesters
Denis Lutskevich was not an activist, he just wanted to see the 2012 protests against Putin's re-election. But he, along with two dozen others, served three and a half years in prison for doing so.
- Green power or green countryside? Iceland's energetic debate
Plans to expand Iceland's energy production are running into opposition from those who say the new power sources, though renewable, would mar the country's beauty.
- Belgium arrests pair involved with alleged Brussels holiday terror plot
Authorities said the case was unrelated to the brazen and bloody extremist actions in Paris a month and a half ago.
- Poland's new nationalist leaders leave some Poles regretting their votes
In just two months, the right-wing Law and Justice party has revamped the mechanics of government, particularly by defanging Poland's Constitutional Tribunal. That has already cut the party's domestic support by 25 percent.
- Why Norway now pushes for stricter asylum rules
Up to 100,000 people are expected to apply for asylum in Norway in 2016. Many of them are Syrian war refugees.
- UK military helps combat flooding as it spreads to cities
Weeks of persistent rainfall has left entire swathes of northern England, and parts of Wales and Scotland, vulnerable. Several hundred flood warnings remain in effect.
- Paris attacks: Ninth terror suspect arrested in Belgium
Belgium has emerged as a nexus in the investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. Its peculiar governance structure has been cited as a reason why some Islamist militants gravitate there.
- Sweden tries something new for annual Christmas TV special: a Muslim host
The seven-hour TV show has been a staple of Swedish Christmas festivities for decades. But more than a few eyebrows were raised when Gina Dirawi, a young Muslim woman, was chosen to host it.
- Spanish voters join Europe's flight from the mainstream
No clear winner emerged from Spain's general election on Sunday, as new upstart parties claimed a third of the country's parliamentary seats.
- In annual TV marathon, Putin offers Russians a fleeting moment of intimacy
President Vladimir Putin gave little away during Thursday's event, but his mastery of the virtual town-hall meeting was evident.
- Darth Vader or Dark Vador? France gives Star Wars a Gallic twist
Fans in Paris are anxious to see 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.' But their nostalgia is for characters like Dark Vador and Z-6PO, not Darth Vader and C-3PO.
- Kerry in Moscow as pressure grows for US-Russia compromise on Syria
If the United States and Russia can overcome their two main sticking points – on 'moderate' rebels and Assad's role in future talks – Syrian diplomacy can move forward, analysts say.
- France staves off National Front in elections, but for how long?
Socialists tactically voted to block the FN from winning any regional elections. But the far-right party is still in ascension.
- In French regional elections, a collapse of the far right
After leading in the first round of voting, Marine Le Pen's National Front suffered decisive losses in French regional elections Sunday, according to projections by the country's major polling firms.
- France's youth flirts with National Front, but is it a match?
The far-right party won the largest share of votes in the 18-30 age range in the first round of regional elections. But that could change in the second round on Sunday.
- Echoing Beijing, Poles sound the alert on rampant smog
Poland's rich coal deposits provide energy security, but as choking haze spreads some say it's time to clear the air, literally.
- Kremlin's beef with Turkey hits Russians at home – and on holiday
The acrimony between Moscow and Ankara over the downing of a Russian bomber in Syria has cut Russians off from Turkish produce, and reduced their vacation options to boot.
- FocusFor Belgium, resolving past divisions could help defuse its present jihadism
Belgium has emerged as a hub for extremists, including those involved in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. But the seeds of the country's dysfunction have been long in the making.