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Cheap oil roils ruble, but Russia bears the painOil prices have dropped to 12-year-lows, dragging the Russian currency along with it. But the Russian economy may be able to withstand the crunch for now.
British lawmakers blast Trump, but oppose banning himParliament took up the topic after half a million people signed a petition calling for Trump to be excluded over his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States in the wake of extremist violence.
Man dies after taking part in botched French clinical trialThe drug was intended to ease mood and anxiety troubles as well as motor problems linked to neurodegenerative illnesses.
Could 2016 see Ukraine crisis resolved? Russian moves hint yes.The halting Minsk process, meant to peaceably reunite Ukraine with its restive eastern regions, got a big boost in recent weeks with the assignment of two top Putin officials to key positions in the Russian team.
Remove religious garb? 'Kippa debate' in France sends defiant messageA Jewish leader suggested that men avoid wearing the skull cap after the stabbing of a Jewish teacher this week. Now French are again debating the boundaries of their country's sharp separation of church and state.
Why fear of war weighs heavily for Russians in the New YearThe Russian public is worried about a full-on conflict with the US, fed in part by a drumbeat from the Kremlin and in part by US and NATO foreign policies.
Some small German towns want to host more refugees. So why can't they?Advocates say Germany needs to update a 67-year-old refugee policy that assigns larger numbers to overtaxed cities and fewer to dwindling towns.
At least 10 dead after Istanbul suicide bombingTurkey's prime minister said Islamic State was behind the deadly explosion, which could be heard from several neighborhoods.
Cologne attacks: Does Germany have a problem with sexual assault?Activists say violence against women has been ignored for too long – whether the perpetrators are immigrants or native-born Germans.
French mosques host dialogue weekend on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacksMosques across France are opening up to the public for dialogue on Islamophobia and the differences between jihadism and Islam as the country marks one year since radical jihadis' deadly attack at a satirical newspaper and a Jewish supermarket.
Lindsey Vonn wins downhill race, ties 36-year record for downhill victoriesWith the win Saturday, Lindsey Vonn moved from third to second place in this year's standings for the World Cup overall title
Germany's Merkel toughens tone on migrants after New Year's Eve assaults"Serial offenders who repeatedly rob or repeatedly affront women must feel the full force of the law," German chancellor Angela Merkel said. Nearly two dozen asylum seekers were suspected of assaulting women in Cologne, Germany on New Year's Eve.
'Mein Kampf' back in print. Informative or inflammatory?An annotated version of the book in which Hitler laid out his Nazi ideology has been republished for the first time in 70 years in Germany.
First LookHow apprehended refugees could reshape Germany's asylyum debateTwo asylum seekers have been arrested and several others are suspected in connection with the recent attack on women in Cologne, further intensifying an already-heated debate over Germany’s welcoming of refugees into its borders.
In wake of Cologne attacks, Germans ask: Are we handling immigration honestly?At least some of those suspected of a rash of sexual assaults and robberies in Cologne on New Year's Eve are asylum seekers – leading some Germans to wonder whether their country has ignored uncomfortable aspects of immigration.
Paris suspect hid in Brussels bomb-making apartment, officials sayBelgian prosecutors said the third-floor apartment was likely used as a hideout after Salah Abdeslam fled the Nov. 13 attacks.
Poland's president signs controversial media law. Are press freedoms at risk?The new law, which is widely viewed as the first step toward sweeping reforms intended to overhaul state-run news outlets, has provoked concerns in Brussels.
Knife-wielding man fatally shot outside Paris police station, officials sayAuthorities said police were investigating the incident at the Paris police station Thursday as 'more likely terrorism' than a standard criminal act.
Overshadowed by Bataclan attacks, a muted Hebdo anniversary in ParisA year ago, the deadly attacks on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish grocery were met with defiance from the French. But now, after the far worse attacks in November, the public is quieter.
Sweden, Denmark impose border controls. New stress on EU openness?Both governments say the move is necessary to manage the flow of refugees. But it threatens the EU's open-border policy.
