All Europe
- FocusNot just about cars: Volkswagen scandal pierces German identity
Volkswagen is a de facto German national icon, and so its deception is forcing Germans to rethink their most basic assumptions about their country.
- Kremlin launches airstrikes in Syria, despite Russian public's reluctance
The attack near Homs comes as the Russian parliament rubber-stamped the offensive in support of Bashar al-Assad.
- Amid Europe's migration crisis, child refugees beat path to Sweden's door
Some 12,000 unaccompanied children from war-torn countries are expected to arrive in Sweden this year, drawn by generous refugee policies – and false rumor.
- In Europe, migrants met with quiet acts of kindness
While European governments string barbed wire across borders, ordinary citizens are responding to an unprecedented inflow of migrants with generosity, offering moments of hope
- At UN, Putin talks tough against IS. Will the West work with him?
The Russian president bluntly blamed the US for the chaos in the Middle East. But his plan for an alliance against IS may still find some listeners in the West.
- Catalonia election: A big win for separatists? Not exactly.
Sunday's regional election in Spain has no legal bearing on Catalans' aspirations for a separate state. But it was billed as an unofficial referendum on the issue.
- FocusTo combat Kremlin's message, West gets into Russian broadcasting biz
Estonia's new Russian-language channel, ETV+, launches Monday. It is one of many projects across Europe meant to counter the Kremlin's own media blitz.
- European migrants: Why a shift in tone from Hungary
Conciliation replaced confrontation: Hungary has removed spools of razor wire from a section of the border with Slovenia. The gesture followed the reopening of the border between Croatia and Serbia.
- As Europe embraces Syrians, a cooler reception for other refugees
Europe is trying to fast-track asylum processing for Syrians. But that could leave other equally persecuted refugees tarred as 'bad' or 'lesser.'
- Putin, Obama meet next week: What tops the agenda?
Putin and Obama will be meeting Monday in New York, their first face-to-face encounter in nearly a year, amid troubled US-Russia relations.